Update: I have decided to begin giving occasional “First Amendment Bad Ass” awards to counterbalance the Ass Hat awards. Mr. Nichol is hereby (retroactively) named as the first FABA. AVN
Sarasota Herald Tribune reports: TALLAHASSEE — Going to a topless bar or paying for a personal escort service could help nursing home residents afford haircuts or movie tickets if lawmakers
In Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, 535 U.S. 234 (2002), the US Supreme Court struck down a law that banned “virtual” child pornography on the grounds that the government could
Jon Katz over at the Underdog Blog does a great job of telling the story.
The Supreme Court of Ohio held that a state law empowering the Ohio Liquor Control Commission to revoke a liquor license if an employee of the establishment is convicted of
Reuters: “China launched a crackdown on online pornography and “unhealthy” Web content after Chinese President Hu Jintao said the country’s sprawling Internet posed a threat to social stability.” (story here)
I have spent years — in fact all of my adult life — arguing with feminazis (NOT the same thing as a feminist) and religious zealots and everyone in between
An Alabama legislator is planning to propose legislation to get rid of that state’s ban on sex toys. Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, told the Birmingham News that the law is
Hat tip to my good friend and First Amendment Lawyer’s Association brother Cary Wiggins over at Meeting the Sin Laws: Posner, for whom Mr. Wiggins and I share a common
Using force of law to shut down a First Amendment protected businesses is unlawful and wrong. But, this is America, and you can always use your money to buy out
Now that the far right has managed to pack the federal courts, it is becoming more and more rare to see a good old-fashioned speech protective case come down from
According to Miller v. California, in order for material to be deemed legally obscene, a court must determine the following: Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find
