DENVER, CO – A motion filed in the US District Court of Colorado extends for one month the original stipulated agreement between the Free Speech Coalition and the Department of Justice for a temporary restraining order in Free Speech Coalition et al v. Alberto Gonzales, according to a press release issued by the FSC yesterday.The new extension terminates November 30th, 2005, or when the Court rules on the Plaintiffs’ (FSC) motion for preliminary injunction, whichever occurs first. During that time period, the Justice Department is restrained from inspecting or enforcing U.S.C. 18 § 2257 against plaintiffs in the case, which includes all members of the FSC, according to the release. The terms of the original agreement remain intact.
Some involved in the case had suggested that the Judge could issue his decision within weeks of the original hearing, but it has been nearly three months now, and still no word from Judge Miller.
“We understand that the adult entertainment community is as eager as we are to have a ruling on our motion for a preliminary injunction,” said FSC Executive Director Michelle L. Freridge, “but sometimes the wheels of justice revolve very slowly, and we simply must be patient. But make no mistake, we are as confident as ever that our arguments challenging these abusive regulations will win out at the end of the day.”
The FSC does expect a decision in the near future, however. “(I)t is still the expectation of the attorneys for the Free Speech Coalition that a decision by U.S District Court Judge Walker D. Miller on the Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction will be rendered soon,” the FSC stated in its release.
