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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
