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An Open Letter From Ira Isaacs

At the time I'm writing this letter, the outcome of my trial is unknown. The jury will make their decision soon.

Jurors Expected to Begin Deliberating Isaacs Case on Monday

The Ira Isaacs obscenity trial got closer to a conclusion Friday, with U.S. District Judge George King reading final instructions to jurors about how they should go about deciding whether he is guilty or not guilty.

Jurors See More Videos in Isaacs Obscenity Case

When court reconvenes at 8 a.m. Friday morning, another movie will be played to jurors in Ira Isaacs' obscenity trial, which will be in its fifth day.

Testimony Begins in Isaacs Obscenity Trial

Now in its third day, the Ira Isaacs obscenity trial got off the ground with opening statements read by the government's attorneys and Roger Jon Diamond, Isaacs' counsel.

Justice Dept. Drops Salon.com Reporter's Subpoena in Isaacs Case

Justice Department attorneys have backed down on requiring Salon.com reporter Tracy Clark-Flory to testify in the Ira Isaacs obscenity case.

Salon Reporter May Testify at Isaacs Obscenity Trial

As jury selection continues in the Ira Isaacs obscenity case at federal court in Los Angeles, a reporter with Salon magazine says she's preparing to travel and testify for the prosecution on whether the fetish filmmaker actually believes his videos have artistic merit.

Isaacs Obscenity Trial Begins Next Week

Potential jurors will be required to answer 39 questions posed to them as Ira Isaacs' obscenity trial gets underway next week at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.

Isaacs Obscenity Trial Begins in 3 Weeks

The trial of fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs, who faces a 10-count federal indictment of obscenity charges, gets underway three weeks from today.

Isaacs' Federal Obscenity Trial Slated to Begin Feb. 28

A federal judge has slated a Feb. 28 start to the obscenity trial of fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs.

Isaacs Prosecutors Plan on Calling 8 Forensics Experts

Federal prosecutors trying Ira Isaacs in Los Angeles are planning on calling eight experts specializing in computer forensics when his obscenity case goes to trial.

Isaacs Files Motion to Strike Evidence of 'Other Acts'

Ira Isaacs' attorney contends the evidence, which suggests Isaacs fueled models with drugs and threats to be blackballed from the adult entertainment industry, shouldn't be submitted to jurors.

Isaacs Says Prosecutors Trying to Force Plea Deal

Ira Isaacs says that federal prosecutors combed through 2257 model release forms and interviewed at least one performer in relation to obscenity charges against him.

Ira Isaacs Arraigned on New Obscenity Counts

Fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs was arraigned earlier this week on five new felony obscenity counts for videos allegedly distributed as recent as last month.

New Obscenity Charges Baffle Isaacs

Fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs, who just learned that he faces five more felony obscenity counts on top of three earlier charges, says he can't understand the motivation behind the new counts added by a federal grand jury.

Isaacs Faces 5 New Federal Obscenity Counts

A federal grand jury has indicted fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs on five more felony obscenity counts for videos allegedly distributed as recent as two weeks ago, XBIZ has learned.

Isaacs Given Green Light for Testimony in Obscenity Trial

Ira Isaacs won't be able to give expert testimony in his defense over federal obscenity violations, but he will be able to testify about what he aimed to achieve in creating one of the scat movies named in his indictment.

Ira Isaacs Says Discussion Makes Scat Movies Art

The judge presiding over the Ira Isaacs obscenity case has asked for additional evidence before ruling if Isaacs can testify as an expert witness on the issue of whether his movies have serious artistic merit.

Isaacs Art Installation Would Screen Charged Film

Ira Isaacs hopes to open a gallery installation that will involve one of the charged films in his obscenity indictment just prior to trial in spring.

Isaacs Says He Turned Down Obscenity Plea Deal

Ira Isaacs says he turned down a plea deal from federal prosecutors two months ago that could have amounted to a four-month house arrest sentence.

Isaacs Could Become Expert Witness for His Own Defense

Prosecutors are objecting to two proposed expert witnesses for the defense in Ira Isaacs' federal obscenity case. One of the witnesses is Isaacs himself.