Abstract: This research paper analyzes the Supreme Court’s history in defining obscenity by exploring how and why the Supreme Court’s definition of obscenity changed over time through many of the Court rulings and landmark decisions. The key to the changes in defining obscenity lies in the evolution of societal values, where the Court merely adapts to what society demands.

Abstract: The historical record has remembered the denunciation of Dungeons and Dragons and the Satanic Panic as one and the same, yet this is not the case. Documents from the period highlight how moral panics can be remembered as missteps that leave lasting impacts on their culture.