Column: 2257 and the Adam Walsh Law: It’s crunch time for webmasters.

Published: January 04, 2007

With the Department of Justice now shooting real 2257 bullets, the time has come for a hard look at where webmasters stand in view of impending...

Article: The Adam Walsh Act Dissected

Published: November 06, 2006

Why is this relevant? What on Earth is a deodand? RICO who? Section 1467 of what? Read on.

Article: Forfeiture, RICO, Section 1467, Deodands, the Adam Walsh Law, and Related Topics

Published: September 07, 2006

Article: Sexpert Dr. Marty Klein Punctures Sex Myths on Huffington Post

Published: April 30, 2012

Dr. Marty Klein, author of America's War on Sex, the recently-updated single best reference work for those concerned about the religio-political...

Article: DOJ Issues Request for Comment on 2257A Simulated Sex Law

Published: March 26, 2012

Apparently because of a requirement by the Obama administration's Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has now...

Article: Louisiana Sex Offender Case May be Appealed to SCOTUS

Published: February 13, 2012

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a March 2010 reversal of a district court verdict by the First Circuit Court of Appeal, ruling...

Article: Ohio Supremes Ban Retroactive Use of Sex Offender Law

Published: July 13, 2011

The Ohio Supreme Court has declared that imposing "enhanced" sex offender registration and community notification requirements on previously-conv...

Article: States Balking as July Sex Offender Registry Deadline Looms

Published: June 03, 2011

North Carolina is not only among a majority of states that has yet to become compliant with provisions of the Adam Walsh Act of 2006 that...

Article: Sex Offender Monday: Match.com, Minnesota and Mayhem

Published: April 18, 2011

The Match.com situation will once again put a spotlight on sex offenders. Hopefully, it also will put some of that attention on the inability of...

Article: Relatives Can Sue Over Morphed Child Porn Pix

Published: January 19, 2011

One of the most contentious elements in many prosecutions for possession of child pornography is whether the defendant knew or should have known...

Article: Ohio Supremes Void Part of Sex Offender Registration Law

Published: June 04, 2010

Ohio has had a sex offender registration law since 1963, but it wasn't until the 1994 Megan Kanka case, which gave rise to the myriad "Megan's...

Article: Why Max Hardcore May Never Be Released

Published: May 19, 2010

It's long been a maxim that bad cases make bad law—and on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that should make adult content...

Article: Sen. Hatch Pushes Holder to Prosecute Non-Extreme Porn

Published: April 15, 2010

A Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday on Department of Justice Oversight including a few questions by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)...

Article: Legal Seminar Updates Conventioneers on Latest Legal Battles

Published: January 10, 2010

Despite the change from a Republican to a Democratic administration in Washington, things have not improved much, legally speaking, for the...

Article: Black, Borden Sentenced on Single Conspiracy Charge

Published: July 01, 2009

Each will likely serve only 10 months, but their lawyer says, "It's still hard for me to take that somebody's going to jail for expression."

Column: ‘Soft’ Content and 2257

Published: May 25, 2009

Article: Surprise! Conservatives Need Porn Too!

Published: February 27, 2009

According to a new study, Red State conservatives are the nation's most active consumers of online porn.

Article: Analysis: 6th Circuit Upholds 2257

Published: February 25, 2009

Article: Judge Rules Child Porn Possessor Must Pay Victim

Published: February 23, 2009

In a first-of-its-kind ruling, Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton has ordered a corporate exec to pay $200,000 in damages to a...

Article: Analysis: Justice Department Displays Schizophrenia With New 2257 Regs

Published: December 24, 2008

Mark Kernes examines the Justice Department's revisions to the 2257 and 2257A recordkeeping laws.