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'Penis Pump Judge' Hit With Three Felony Counts
After resigning in August 2004 over allegations that he had disgraced the Oklahoma judicial system, former Judge Donald D. Thompson was charged this week with three felony counts of indecent exposure.
Federal Judge Refuses Spam Guilty Plea
A federal judge rejected the guilty plea of a former America Online employee who allegedly stole nearly 100 million email addresses and sold them to spammers, saying that he wasn’t sure the employee had actually committed a crime.
L.A. Judge Holds Court in a Strip Club
Judge Kevin Ross is under fire for a host of potential ethics issues, including holding court in a strip club over a controversy involving a “Miss Wet on the Net” contest, which included a wet T-shirt competition and a “wet spelling bee” in which contestants were required to spell “titillate.”
Judge Strikes Down Portion of Patriot Act
Warning that “democracy abhors undue secrecy,” a federal judge struck down a Patriot Act provision today that he referred to as “an all-encompassing prophylactic rule.”
Judge Says Mich. Porn Law Is Constitutional
A federal court ruled Monday that Michigan’s state law barring pornographic material to minors is constitutional. The law, known as 2003 Michigan Public Act 192, imposes criminal liability on those who “knowingly disseminate or distribute sexually explicit material that is harmful to minors.”
Penis Pump Judge Resigns
A case that cast a perverse light on the Oklahoma judicial system came to a resolution Friday after Creek County District Court Judge Donald Thompson resigned from the bench over allegations that he had frequently masturbated during court proceedings.
City Can’t Toss Strip Club Out of Mall — U.S. Judge
In an order last week, a federal judge ruled that the Southern California city of Pico Rivera cannot bar the Imperial Showgirls strip club from operating in a local mini-mall because there are no other locations within the city in which it could effectively do business.
Federal Judge Shoots Down Violent Video Game Ban
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik shot down a Washington state ban on selling or renting violent video games to minors on June 15. The ban was aimed at prohibiting minors from viewing games that depict the killing or harming of police officers.
Penis-Pump Judge Denies Charges; Porn on PC?
Judge Donald D. Thompson, the Oklahoma jurist accused of using a penis pump during trials, is also accused of having sexually explicit pictures on his state-owned computer. He now faces a Sept. 13 trial date.
Traci Lords Chosen as Judge for 'Ultimate Film Fanatic'
Former underage film starlet Traci Lords has been in full migration from the porn industry for quite some time and this week became an official judge for a mainstream game show titled "Ultimate Film Fanatic."
Judge Weighs Testimony From Porn Actresses
An Orange County Superior Court Judge is considering allowing testimony from two porn actresses in a rape trial in Rancho Cucamonga involving three teen boys who allegedly raped a girl believed to be unconscious at the time.
Judge Denies Motion in Mike Jones Case
Former CDBabes owner Mike Jones found himself closer to the end of a three-year obscenity trial Friday when a judge denied State Attorney Dan Regna a motion to reconsider a search warrant executed against Jones.
Judge Says Kazaa Raid 'O.K'
Sharman Networks, owner of peer-to-peer network Kazaa, was again shunned by the Aussie court system when a judge ignored a request to overlook evidence gathered from a raid of its offices.