Controversial Article About Student Porn Star Published
The newspaper for Bear Creek High School stirred controversy by simply planning to run a profile of a student who has begun a career in adult entertainment. The profile has ...
Tag: First Amendment
‘I Eat Ass’ Sticker Leads to Obscenity Charges in Florida
Florida Man is at it again. This time he has been charged with possessing obscene materials -- those materials being a sticker which reads "I eat ass." Will the charge ...
FOSTA Lawsuit: Government Responds to Woodhull’s Appeal
The government has filed its response to the plaintiffs' appeal in Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. U.S., a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of FOSTA. Unsurprisingly, the government restates the arguments it ...
Are Online Companies Losing the Crucial ‘Safe Harbor’ of Section 230?
Increasingly, elected officials are calling for a rethink of the 'safe harbor' provided to internet companies through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Is FOSTA just the beginning of ...
Illinois Tables Bill Requiring Content Filters on Web-Connected Devices
Illinois is the latest state to drop consideration of the "Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act," without voting on it. The move means the IL General Assembly will not ...
Hawaii Wants to Put Online Porn Behind a “Digital Blinder Rack”
Hawaii State Sen. Mike Gabbard is sponsoring a bill which would require internet-connected devices sold in the state to include "digital blinder rack" capabilities which would block online porn by ...
NY Bill Would Set $2 Surcharge on “Sexually Oriented Media”
A member of the New York General Assembly has introduced a bill which would establish a $2 surcharge on all "sexually oriented media" sold in NY. In addition to magazines, ...
Anti-Porn Group Calls on Barr to Fulfill Promises Made by Trump
As one of his many campaign promises, President Donald Trump vowed that he would "aggressively enforce" federal obscenity laws. Enough is Enough, the anti-porn group which elicited that promise from ...
Adult Attorney Larry Walters: Industry “Should Pay Close Attention” to Trademark Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Iancu v. Brunetti, a trademark case which will test the Lanham Act's prohibition on the registration of "immoral" or "scandalous" marks. Attorney ...
Arkansas Hops on Porn-Blocking Bandwagon; Will it Stay There?
Last Wednesday, there was just one new bill filed with the Arkansas legislature - the "Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act," a bill which has been considered and shelved ...
