Article: Hightower Plaintiffs File Amended Complaint Re: SF's Nudity Ban

Published: March 15, 2013

On Friday, March 15, 2013, the plaintiffs in Hightower v. City and County of San Francisco filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District...

Article: Staunch 1st Amendment Advocate Steven Swander Dies

Published: December 10, 2012

Steven Swander, a tireless defender of free speech rights for adult movies, strip clubs and adult novelties, died of mesothelioma, a...

Company News: Woodhull's 2012 Sexual Freedom Summit Is Just One Week Away

Published: September 14, 2012

In just a week, hundreds of the adult industry's members, friends and colleagues will gather in Washington, DC for Woodhull's Sexual Freedom...

Article: Oron Files Emergency Motion Seeking to Amend TRO

Published: June 26, 2012

Defendant Oron.com has requested partial relief from provisions contained in the temporary restraining order issued last Thursday by federal...

Article: Supreme Court Punts 1st Amendment Issues in FCC v. Fox

Published: June 21, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court today delivered its long-awaited second decision in the landmark indecency cases Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

Article: In Memoriam: Barney Rosset, Ardent First Amendment Supporter

Published: February 23, 2012

Barnet Lee "Barney" Rosset, Jr., founder of the New York-based literary house Grove Press and of what today would be described as an "alt...

Article: Gelbard to Offer Free First Amendment Classes to Occupiers

Published: December 22, 2011

We know of only one attorney who has the First Amendment tattooed around his upper arm: Allan B. Gelbard, Esq. So it's only fitting that he, in...

Article: The Tortured Logic of Rep. Polis’ Anti-Porn Amendment to SOPA

Published: December 20, 2011

During a marathon markup hearing for the SOPA bill, Colorado Democrat Jared Polis introduced an anti-porn amendment that exposed the twisted...

Article: ‘Sex Week’ at Yale Amends Event Following Ban Threat

Published: November 16, 2011

University president Richard Levin announced last week that rather than end the event outright, he would allow organizers the opportunity to...

Article: Silly 'Personhood' Amendment Creates Many Legal Problems

Published: October 31, 2011

Every sperm is not sacred, and neither is every egg.

Article: Judge Gonzalez Grants Two Consipio Motions, Then Seals One

Published: April 08, 2011

Thursday, Judge Gonzalez granted two motions filed by the plaintiffs in Consipio v. Private Media , then proceeded to seal one of them at the...

Article: Sirkin Named Cincinnati First Amendment Lawyer of the Year

Published: October 27, 2010

Article: Only One Week Till Sexual Freedom Day in D.C.

Published: September 16, 2010

Article: MENTAL FLOSS: Fourteen, Not One, Is The Loneliest Number

Published: August 14, 2010

While it's pretty clear that most politicians are scared of the U.S. Constitution (which would of course explain why so many have never read it),...

Article: Adult DVD Empire to Plead to One Obscenity Count

Published: July 23, 2010

Adult DVD Empire, under its corporate name, Right Ascension, Inc., has been charged with "Mailing Obscene Matters," based on an FBI postal sting...

Article: One Hand Jerking Column: A Child's Garden of Vice

Published: June 26, 2010

Think of the children, but don’t forget the First Amendment.

Article: GOP Anti-Porn Amendment Stalls Tech Jobs Bill

Published: May 14, 2010

An amendment to fire federal employees accused of watching porn on work computers or at work effectively buried an $85 billion technology jobs bill.

Article: U.S. v. Stevens: The Supreme Court’s First Amendment Problem

Published: April 20, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court today invalidated a law prohibiting the creation, sale and possession of videos depicting animal cruelty, ruling that...

Article: Private Announces One-for-Three Reverse Stock Split

Published: March 11, 2010

Private Media Group, Inc. announced Thursday that it will amend its Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of the company's common...

Column: One Flag, One Standard: The Ninth Circuit's Kilbride Appeal

Published: December 06, 2009

A remarkable Ninth Circuit obscenity decision revisits the bewildering “community standards” problem