9th Circuit
9th Circuit Rules NCOSE-Sponsored Case Against XVideos Can Move Forward
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a lower court decision and allowed a proposed class action lawsuit over user-uploaded content to move forward against WebGroup Czech Republic (WGCZ), the parent company of tube sites XVideos and XNXX as well as other adult brands.
9th Circuit Upholds Section 230 Protections in Reddit Case
A three-judge Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has upheld a district court’s dismissal of a civil lawsuit attempting to circumvent Section 230 and hold Reddit liable for third-party content under a federal civil sex trafficking statute.
9th Circuit Panel Denies Double-Jeopardy Dismissal in Backpage.com Case
A three-judge Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has upheld a lower court's denial to dismiss the case against the former owners of Backpage.com.
9th Circuit Hears Arguments in Backpage.com Appeal
Attorneys for the former owners of Backpage.com and for the federal government presented arguments this morning before a three-judge Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, in the defendants' appeal of a lower court's denial to dismiss the case.
9th Circuit Sets New Date for Backpage.com Appeal
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week scheduled for September 2 oral arguments regarding a lower court’s refusal to dismiss the Backpage.com case, following the notorious 2021 mistrial declared by an Arizona judge.
9th Circuit Rejects First Amendment Challenge to California's AB5
A panel of Ninth Circuit appeal judges rejected yesterday a First Amendment and Equal Protection challenge to California's Assembly Bill 5, a law that makes it harder for businesses to classify certain professionals — including writers, photographers and video content producers — as freelancers rather than as employees.
Trump's 9th Circuit Nominee Has Links to Religious 'War on Porn'
Donald Trump today announced his latest nominees for judicial positions, which includes elevating Judge Danielle J. Hunsaker to a federal seat in the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit.
9th Circuit Hears Bikini Barista Dress Code Case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments in the case of the bikini baristas of Everett.
Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Kink.com, 9th Circuit Rules
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an insurer in its third-party action for a declaration that it has no duty to defend Kink.com’s parent company.
9th Circuit: 'Safe Harbor' Provision Protects Motherless.com
A federal appeals court yesterday, in a 2-1 decision, affirmed summary judgment in favor of adult tube site Motherless.com, which was sued six years ago for copyright infringement by the parent company of Pink Visual.
9th Circuit's Kozinski Faces Misconduct Charges Involving Porn
For Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the misconduct charges might sound familiar.
9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Bid to Legalize Prostitution
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments in ESPLER Project’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that tossed the group’s challenge to California’s prostitution statute.
Jarec Wentworth Asks 9th Circuit to Reverse Extortion Conviction
An attorney representing Jarec Wentworth asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday to acquit, order a new trial or vacate the former gay adult star’s sentence.
Public Nudity Ban Is Upheld by 9th Circuit
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld San Francisco’s restriction on nudity in public places, ruling the city’s goals of “preventing distraction and offense to citizens not expecting to be confronted with private parts of other persons’ anatomy” justifies restricting nudists' free-speech rights.
ModelMayhem 'Failure to Warn' Case Going Back to 9th Circuit
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear for a second time a long-running “failure to warn” case involving defendant ModelMayhem.com, which was sued by a woman who was raped after being lured to a bogus casting call.
9th Circuit: Perfect 10 Must Pay $5.64M in Attorneys' Fees
The owner of Perfect 10 said that he’ll seek a rehearing of today's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding an award of $5.64 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to defendants Giganews and Livewire, which were originally fingered for infringing on the adult brand’s copyrights.
9th Circuit Won't Rehear ModelMayhem 'Failure to Warn' Case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today denied a renewed petition to rehear a key "failure to warn" case involving the ModelMayhem.com website.
9th Circuit Upholds Mobile Billboard Ban
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that ordinances banning mobile billboards, typically used to advertise strip clubs and other services, do not violate the First Amendment.
9th Circuit Rules in ModelMayhem.com 'Failure-to-Warn' Case
In a decision that could spur more internet failure-to-warn cases, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today decided for a second time that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not bar civil claims made by a woman who was raped after she was lured to a bogus casting call on ModelMayhem.com.
Danni Ashe's $3M Defamation Case Is Heard at 9th Circuit
A federal appeals court recently heard oral arguments in Danni Ashe’s long-running $3 million defamation case against the Daily Mail of London for publishing her photo within an article about an HIV-positive adult actress.