Article: Expert Witnesses and Arguments Define Final Day of 2257 Trial

Published: June 17, 2013

The final day of the trial of Free Speech Coalition, et al v. Holder, where plaintiffs seek to strike down the federal recordkeeping and...

Article: Plaintiffs' Testimony Nearly Completed in Day 3 of 2257 Trial

Published: June 05, 2013

Perhaps the high point of plaintiff Tom Hymes' cross-examination in his and others' lawsuit against the federal recordkeeping and labeling law,...

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: 3rd Circuit Hears Why FSC's 2257 Case Shouldn't Be Dismissed

Published: January 11, 2012

At 9 o'clock this morning, the three-judge panel of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, before beginning consideration of the appeal in...

Article: Reddit is Still Home to Jailbait

Published: October 18, 2011

You can’t keep a good ephebophile down. Just when you thought they been permanently banished from Conde Nast-owned Reddit, back they storm,...

Article: Weiner's Wiener and the Problem of 2257

Published: June 08, 2011

Now that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY-09) has belatedly decided that truth is better than fiction when it comes to the "sex scandal" in which he's...

Article: Tokyo Bans Manga and Other Sexual Material For Juveniles

Published: February 18, 2011

Cartoon depictions of sexually-active children have a long and rocky history in the United States, where they can be attacked on several grounds—...

Article: Analysis: Judge Dismisses Free Speech's §2257 Lawsuit

Published: July 30, 2010

Judge Baylson's animus toward sexual expression is obvious in the first sentences of the first two paragraphs of his opinion.

Article: Perez Hilton Upskirts With Disaster

Published: June 15, 2010

The bad boy blogger is skirting with child pornography after Tweeting a photo of Miley Cyrus Sunday exiting a car apparently sans underwear....

Article: ACLU Brief Supports Free Speech's 2257 Fight

Published: March 05, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union, long an ally of the adult industry as far as First Amendment issues are concerned, has filed an amicus brief...

Article: YouTube Adds 'Safety Mode'

Published: February 10, 2010

YouTube is calling it a nod to its diversity of content. CBS News is saying it's in response to pressure from parents. But whatever the reason,...

Article: Motion for Preliminary Injunction Accompanies FSC 2257 Filing

Published: October 08, 2009

Free Speech Coalition, together with its Complaint against the federal recordkeeping and labeling laws, has also filed a Motion for Preliminary...

Article: Analysis: California's New Porn Tax Bill

Published: June 24, 2009

Article: 2257A Deadline Fast Approaching

Published: June 10, 2009

Column: ‘Soft’ Content and 2257

Published: May 25, 2009

Article: Obama's Deputy AG Nominee Under Fire for Porn Industry Ties

Published: February 06, 2009

Deputy AG nominee David Ogden has represented Adam & Eve, Playboy, and Penthouse.

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.

Article: Cambria Comments on New 2257 Regs

Published: December 22, 2008

First Amendment attorney Paul Cambria examines changes to the controversial federal recordkeeping law.

Article: New 2257 Regs Posted Online

Published: December 17, 2008

Nearly 18 months have gone by since the Justice Department's proposed revisions for the federal recordkeeping and labeling law were published,...

Article: Analysis: The New 2257A Regs

Published: June 17, 2008

How far up Hollywood's ass is the Justice Department willing to climb?