▁cl erk ▁John ▁Down s ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁anti - ob sc en ity ▁campaign ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁several ▁major ▁political ▁figures . ▁We isf eld ' s ▁conv iction ▁was ▁eventually ▁over turn ed ▁in ▁state ▁court ▁and ▁NY ▁ban ▁of ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁lifted . ▁The ▁new ▁edition ▁was ▁also ▁b anned ▁for ▁obsc en ity ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁after ▁a ▁mother ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Ob scene ▁Liter ature ▁Control ▁Commission . ▁Massachusetts ▁high ▁court ▁did ▁rule ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁obsc ene ▁and ▁the ▁publish er ' s ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁ban ▁now ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁In ▁a ▁land mark ▁decision ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁in ▁Mem oir s ▁v . ▁Massachusetts ▁that ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁Roth ▁standard ▁for ▁obsc en ity . ▁ ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁William ▁O . ▁Douglas ▁c ited ▁five ▁primary ▁def enses ▁of ▁the ▁r uling : ▁▁ 1 ) ▁Since ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁forb ids ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁expression ▁of ▁ideas ▁not ▁linked ▁with ▁illegal ▁action , ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁cannot ▁be ▁pro scri bed . ▁P p . ▁ 3 8 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 2 6 ; ▁ 3 8 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 2 7 – 4 3 3 ▁▁ 2 ) ▁Even ▁under ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Roth ▁test ▁the ▁book ▁cannot ▁be ▁held ▁to ▁be