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Battistella discusses a trial in Alabama over the offensive content of a bumper sticker. Alabama had passed a law banning the display of obscene bumper stickers, but a judge ruled that the bumper sticker-law violated freedom of expression.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:American speech 1995-12, Vol.70 (4), p.437-441
Main Author: Battistella, Edwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bumper stickers
Dictionaries
Discourse semiotics
Discourse studies
Feminist literary theory
Freedom of speech
Idioms
Law
Linguistics
Litigation
Miscellany
Obscenity
Pornography & obscenity
Spelling
Verb phrases
Verbs
Words
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Summary:Battistella discusses a trial in Alabama over the offensive content of a bumper sticker. Alabama had passed a law banning the display of obscene bumper stickers, but a judge ruled that the bumper sticker-law violated freedom of expression.
ISSN:0003-1283
1527-2133
DOI:10.2307/455627