Sam Bayard at the Citizen Media Project Blog reports: New York Court Dismisses Orthomom Defamation Action On Tuesday, October 23, Justice Marcy Friedman of the New York Supreme Court dismissed
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
When two girls in Bradenton, Florida painted their bodies to attend a high school football game in a show of school spirit, they didn’t expect that their body paint would
David Lat over at “Above the Law” has an exclusive interview with Adam Key. The entire interview is worth reading, but here are some choice excerpts. David Lat: In terms
In an ongoing obscenity prosecution, Ray Guhn’s attorneys (disclaimer, my law firm represents Mr. Guhn), filed three key defense motions. In order to sustain a prosecution for obscenity, the government
A group of students in New Jersey got upset when their school district announced a plan to require school uniforms, so they decided to protest. Two fifth grade students attending
The ACLU entered the Larry Craig fray today by submitting an amicus brief to the Minnesota District Court urging it to allow the scandal-plagued politician to withdraw his guilty plea
Yes, its Polk County again… Chris Wilson reports on Judge Dale Durrance’s latest exploits, as does the Lakeland Ledger. Joseph Javaun Woods was on probation for possession of marijuana, and
The Federal Bureau of Prisons decided that federal inmates publishing news articles under their own byline presented a “security risk.” A Federal Court in Colorado disagrees, and the First Amendment
I personally think that Don Imus’ statements about the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team were mean, nasty, uncalled for, and just plain un-cool. Nevertheless, I think the outcry over them and
Sherman, set the wayback machine to Halloween night, 2004. On that evening, Gordon Lee decided to give away 2,000 free comic books to the children of Rome, Georgia. Among those
Sherman, set the wayback machine to Halloween night, 2004. On that evening, Gordon Lee decided to give away 2,000 free comic books to the children of Rome, Georgia. Among those
