SAN DIEGO, CA – In a case that reaches back to 1997, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Irma Gonzalez ruled last Friday that the city of San Diego’s effort to close one of the city’s adult bookstores is unconstitutional, according to a report in the San Diego Union Tribune. In 1997,...

CYBERSPACE — Citing concern over such portals being an online hunting ground for sexual predators and other criminals, lawmakers in a half-dozen states are considering new laws mandating the performance of criminal background checks by online dating sites, among other...

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Acknowledging repeated use of his court-issued laptop to surf porn sites while in his judicial chambers, Circuit Judge Brandt C. Downey apologized Friday after receiving a severe and public reprimand from the Florida Supreme Court.“I acknowledge that my actions...

SCOTLAND — Except for those times when emotions surge during parliamentary meetings and committees, the content appearing on the Scottish Parliament’s closed TV system is pretty tame. But recently, things got a little spicy.Spice Extreme to be exact. An unexpected...

TOWN OF MENASHA, WI — Being robbed is scary, annoying, and costly — but being repeatedly robbed is déjà vu in the worst way. Eldorado’s Adult Store in Town of Menasha, WI is suffering through a “been there/done that” process of filing paperwork and...

BRITAIN — If you had to choose between living a long life — without sex — or having a fulfilling — but short — sex-filled life, which would you choose?A recent poll of Britons found that a surprising number of them would give up the old in-out/in-out...

CYBERSPACE — Hackers delight in attacking the most popular web browser on the planet — and according to reports from technology watchers, they’ve been enjoying a lot of delight lately. The most recent spear in Achilles’ heel has been an as-yet unpatched...

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said yesterday that he has not been able to secure enough votes for the telecommunications bill he sponsored, legislation that has stalled largely due to its lack of “net neutrality”...

SECAUCUS, NJ — When Boeing scrapped in August their plans to implement an in-flight broadband service called “Connexion,” it appeared that the future of VoIP service in Boeing aircraft was distant, at best.In an interview earlier this week, however, Panasonic...

BARCELONA, SPAIN — Some would consider two-wheeled, off-road tour of the Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert to be quite enough excitement for one trip — but not Berth Milton. In addition to leaving Barcelona on October 1st in order to see the mountain range that...