A California appeals court ruled for prison inmates over the censorship of a paperback novel, “The Silver Crown,” that prison authorities had judged obscene and possessing the power to incite violence. (San Francisco Chronicle, June 5, 2013, by Bob Egelko)
Writing for the unanimous court, Judge James Richman did not find the novel obscene. Given that finding, the case is likely to to engender more attention by courts on the extent to which prison officials can push obscenity definitions to apply to exigencies of prisons. (The Atlantic, June 3, 2013, by Abby Ohlheiser) -db