Attorney General's Commission on Pornography
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The final report of the
Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (sometimes called
The Meese Report for U.S. Attorney General
Edwin Meese) is the result of a comprehensive investigation into
pornography ordered by U.S. President
Ronald Reagan. It was published in July
1986 and contains 1,960 pages.
These people comprised the commission (nicknamed The Meese Commission):
The report is divided into five parts and thirty-five chapters and details most aspects of the pornography industry, including the history of pornography and the extent of
First Amendment protections. The report also documents what the committee found to be the
harmful effects of pornography and connections between pornographers and
organized crime. The report was criticized by some of the scientists whose research was utilized; they claim that their results were distorted and incongruent with the final report. Some believe that Meese minimalized evidence indicating that pornography is not dangerous, and others regard the commssion members as a pre-selected cohort of anti-pornography campaigners. [
link] The report was criticized by many inside and outside the pornography industry, calling it biased, incredible, and inaccurate.
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