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According to the Associated Press, residents of Middleborough, Massachusetts have voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a $20 civil fine for loud, profanity-laden language ...

An old anti-profanity law is being taken off the flippin’ books in Virginia. The Virginia state Senate and House both passed bills that repeal an anti-swearing law that subjects people who drop ...

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The Russian Parliament, known as the State Duma, passed a law banning profanity from theater, movies, public performances, music and books, earlier this summer. It has been two months since the ban ...