LA CROSSE, Wis. – When he learned he’d been fired from his position as Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Joe Gow suggested that in so doing, the university had violated his First Amendment rights. “My wife and I live in a country where we have a First...

There’s always a lot of spotlight on performers in this industry… as it should be… But it’s the people behind the scenes that can make or break a scene or film. At the helm of it all is the director and without a good one, you’re relying on the “gods” to make something...

To meet Reed Lee was to like Reed Lee. To get to know him further, even a little, was to love him. The world has lost a very special person with the death of the respected First Amendment attorney, constitutional law scholar, former president of the First Amendment Lawyers...

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...

One thing that has been undeniably apparent since the Ukraine War started is the indomitable spirit of the people and their passion to remain independent and autonomous. From the comfort of our couches, we watch this all unfold in the news… but one aspect we don’t often see...

Back in the summer of 2021, a handful of plaintiffs, including a company called Texas Entertainment Association Inc., filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of S.B. 315, then a recently-passed law which raised the legal age for working at strip clubs, adult bookstores...

I’m not sure if there are any hard and fast numbers about how many enter the adult industry each year, but you can bet it’s mind boggling. The majority limp along for a few months thinking success is just going to land in their lap, buying into the mainstream belief that a career...

Back in 2021, two John Doe plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Twitter (now “X”) alleging a variety of claims, including violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and other statutes. Monday, a...

As we approach the holiday season, besides spending time with our friends and family and exchanging gifts, there’s something else coming up, the January shows. So, I thought this would be an appropriate time to present this article on trade shows, what to do and what not to do....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When it comes to First Amendment cases, it’s not uncommon to see a wide variety of free speech activists and civil liberties groups all aligned on the same side of the issue. It is perhaps a bit less common to see the likes of the “United States” (by way of a...