From the outside looking in, the lawsuit claiming the operators of GirlsDoPorn.com duped young women into performing in porn in part by claiming there would be very limited distribution of the videos is something of a he said/she said, except the company is armed with contracts...

The “Let’s Talk Adult” podcast has announced a special episode with labor attorney Karen Tynan discussing AB 5, a new bill being considered by the state of California. If passed in its current form, AB5 will force adult entertainment companies to pay performers as employees...

A new bill would adopt the California Supreme Court's three-prong test to determine if a worker is an "employee" or "independent contractor" - and exempt some professionals. Will adult performers be exempt? Not as it stands.

Texas State Rep. Morgan Meyer has introduced a new bill, H.B. 2789, which would create the criminal offense of "unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material" in the state. If the bill becomes law, violators will be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor,...

First Amendment specialist Larry Walters has begun his 31st year of practicing law -- a practice which has included a great deal of defending adult industry clients, from website operators and content producers to "mom and pop" video shops which rent adult videos out of a back room.

Pending approval, Clackamas County will settle a lawsuit with a former Sheriff's Office lieutenant who was fired after an investigation into whether he participated in his wife’s pornographic site. The settlement includes a reported $82,500 and a $24,000 contribution to the...

Bryan Deneumostier, who assisted in the operation of StraightBoyz.net prior to his arrest, has entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors in Florida. Under the agreement, Deneumostier pleads guilty to two charges in exchange for prosecutors dropping the three 2257-related...

The Columbus Police Chief says Stormy Daniels' arrest was an "error" which stemmed from a misreading of the law. Other mistakes informed the situation, though - including the ongoing mistake of equating all sex work with "human trafficking."

The New York State Senate was due to vote on a bill which would have criminalized revenge porn in the state, but abruptly adjourned without holding the vote. Prominent attorney and anti-revenge porn activist Carrie A. Goldberg says last-minute lobbying by Google and the Internet...

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Senate this week became the latest legislative body to pass a resolution declaring pornography a “public health hazard,” passing Senate Resolution 1723 by a vote of 35-4. As with similar resolutions passed by other state legislatures, SR 1723 draws a...