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The 19th century sexual purity law that some want to revive | CNN
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The ultraconservative Texas judge who ruled the FDA never had the authority to approve mifepristone recently used the Comstock Act, a 19th century sexual purity law still on the books, to uphold a Texas university's decision to prohibit drag performances on campus against First Amendment objections. Legal historian Mary Ziegler argues that this development signals how extreme conservatives hope to use the Comstock Act as a linchpin in their efforts to censor speech about sex.
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