CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It used to be that adult websites didn’t have a lot of rules and regulations to follow, especially at the U.S. state-level. Or maybe it used to be that I just didn’t know how many rules and regulations there were that I was supposed to be following, and I was...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, YNOT reported on the number and variety of amicus curiae briefs submitted in support of the plaintiffs in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, cases challenging new laws regulating social media platforms in Texas and Florida, respectively,...

Most of the time, when I read about a website settling a lawsuit with one (or more) of its users, the facts of the case are sort of dull, to be honest. This is not to say they don’t involve weighty issues, or matters of real concern, it’s just that those matters of concern aren’t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Built in the 1970s and opened in 1982, the Hart Senate Office Building is a place where some notable things have happened, like the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justices David Souter and Sonia Sotomayor – and the time someone who clearly wasn’t a big...

BENTON, La. – There’s a bit of a kerfuffle going on right now in relation to a video circulating on social media of our esteemed, recently elected Speaker of the House, in which Mike Johnson discusses his use of “Covenant Eyes.” While Covenant Eyes might sound like a type of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – If you look at what’s on the (potential) agenda for the House of Representatives this week, now that the body has finally anointed a new Speaker, you’ll notice it’s dominated by the ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas and other issues related to...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Look, I’ve got nothing against Ohio. My own father grew up there, 75% of my siblings were born there, the state is host to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Ohio Players originally hail from Dayton – so we know Ohio has a few things going for it, at least....

AUSTIN, Texas – In a response opposing the Free Speech Coalition’s expedited request for a preliminary injunction in the organization’s lawsuit challenging Texas’ new law requiring age-verification by and the publication of mandatory public health warning labels on adult...

WASHINGTON – At first, when I saw an email inviting me to an event in DC hosted in conjunction with the “Edmund Burke Foundation”, I was psyched. I remember Ed from college and that dude was just barrels of fun to hang out with. Typically, those barrels were filled with...

Artificial intelligence apps – and things created by AI apps – are everywhere you look these days, it seems. From being used not-so-successfully in court, to helping people write novels in record time, humans are starting to turn to AI for assistance with everything. As such, I...