Article: Ruling in Child-Porn Case Upholds Fifth Amendment Law

Published: December 17, 2007

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier has ruled that prosecutors cannot force Sebastien Boucher to turn over the Pretty Good Privacy passphrase.

Article: Prenda Law Takes the Fifth

Published: April 04, 2013

United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II became increasingly agitated upon realizing that no one was going to answer his questions,...

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: 2257 Regs Violate More Than The First Amendment

Published: September 11, 2007

Among the many comments on the proposed revisions to the 2257 regulations was one from the firm of Kelley Drye Collier & Shannon, which argues...

Article: Survey Says Few Americans Know 1st Amendment

Published: March 01, 2006

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...

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: A First Amendment Quinella!

Published: November 15, 2008

Article: Sex Toy Sales Now Completely Legal In Fifth Circuit

Published: November 02, 2008

"There are only three circuits in which any state has one of these laws, and the Fifth has gone one way, the Eleventh the other way, with the...

Article: Texas Petitions Fifth Circuit To Rehear 'Obscene Devices' Case

Published: February 26, 2008

The State of Texas wasted no time in petitioning the Fifth Circuit for an en banc hearing of all of the Circuit's justices to reconsider a Fifth...

Article: COLUMN 200507 - Watch Your Back: Make sure not to cross the fine line between First Amendment protections and jail.

Published: July 01, 2005

Article: Sanctioned Copyright Lawyer Says He Will Appeal Judge's Order

Published: May 07, 2013

As expected, Judge Wright's sanctions, which include references to possible RICO actions, are potentially very serious for the Prenda principals,...

Article: Third Circuit Reverses 2257 Decision on Appeal

Published: April 16, 2012

In a unanimous ruling by a 3-judge panel of the court, which included an opinion written by Judge D. Brooks Smith, with a concurring opinion by...

Article: Rep. Matheson Wants Mandatory Age Verification for Porn Sites

Published: February 22, 2011

Sick and tired of all the porn sites that can be accessed by … well, anyone, Matheson told the Deseret News last week that he is preparing a...

Article: Second Circuit Tosses 'NYPD Blue' Indecency Case-UPDATED

Published: January 04, 2011

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has thrown out a $1.21 million fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against 44...

Article: Canadian Court Strikes Down Prostitution-Related Laws

Published: October 06, 2010

In late September, three sex workers prevailed in Ontario Province's Superior Court of Justice—the equivalent of a United States federal circuit...

Article: Another First: Hustler Interview Appears In Dem Political Ad

Published: October 05, 2010

In discussing Sen. David Vitter's employment of prostitutes in D.C. and New Orleans, an ad from Vitter's opponent quotes directly from a Hustler...

Article: Exxxotica NY Sues Meadowlands for 2008 Forced Venue Change

Published: September 08, 2010

Anyone remember the big controversy about Victory Tradeshow Management's attempt to hold its first Exxxotica convention in the New York City...

Article: Not Guilty Verdict in Arkansas Obscenity Trial

Published: September 07, 2010

In a sleepy Delta town named after Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the Ku Klux Klan, nestled into the side of Crowley's...

Article: Isaacs Obscenity Trial Set For February

Published: August 12, 2010