Obscenity
Disaster Relief Application Explicitly Excludes 'Prurient' Sex Workers, Adult Businesses
The federal application for COVID-19-related disaster relief for small businesses, issued by the Trump administration’s U.S. Small Business Administration (USSBA) this week, explicitly disqualifies any sex worker or sex oriented business who may derive income from “presenting live performances of a prurient sexual nature” or “through the sale of products or services, or the presentation of any depictions or displays, of a prurient sexual nature.
Updated: U.K. Revises Obscenity Laws to Allow Fisting, Squirting
In a landmark victory for adult entertainment, the Crown Prosecution Service today revised its obscenity laws in the U.K.
U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service Seeks to Revise 'Obscenity' Laws
The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service today launched a public consultation effort to help revise legal guidance to the country’s “obscenity” laws.
Obscenity Prosecutions Spring Up in Ark., La.
Several new obscenity prosecutions indicate that authorities in some localities are hunting down producers of allegedly obscene content through their online footprints.
AG Pick Jeff Sessions Says He'd Prosecute 'Obscenity'
Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general said today that he would consider reconstituting a special Justice Department unit to prosecute obscenity laws.
Vagina Artist Convicted on 'Obscenity' Charge in Japan
Megumi Igarashi, the artist who was arrested in 2014 for distributing 3D-printable design files of her vagina, was convicted today by a Japanese court of distributing “obscene” images.
Former Prosecutor in Flynt Obscenity Case Dies
Fred Cartolano, the former Hamilton County assistant district attorney who helped in the prosecution of Larry Flynt on obscenity charges in 1976, has died. He was 88.
Police Use Facebook to ID Woman Charged With Obscenity
A Ohio woman has been charged with felony pandering obscenity after police, scouring a bestiality website for individuals posting obscene acts involving animals, identified her later through Facebook.
U.K. Obscenity Attorney Myles Jackman Launches Website
U.K. obscenity attorney Myles Jackman debuted his website today.
Lesbian Kiss Has Korean Regulators Weighing ‘Obscenity’ Violations
Korea’s communications regulator is weighing whether cable channel JTBC should be held civilly liable for airing lesbian kissing scenes between two schoolgirls in its drama "Detectives of Seonam Girls High School."
Japanese 3D 'Vagina Artist' Faces 'Obscenity' Charges
Megumi Igarashi, the artist who was arrested in July for distributing 3D printable design files of her vagina, was charged with violating Japan's "obscenity" laws today.
Isaacs Obscenity Case & Life Without Miller
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9th Circuit Affirms Ira Isaacs' Obscenity Conviction
A federal appeals court today affirmed a lower court ruling over fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs' obscenity conviction
9th Circuit Hears Ira Isaacs' Obscenity Conviction Appeal
A federal appeals court today listened to arguments made in an appeal on behalf of convicted fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs.
Playboy, Other Men's Magazines Busted for Obscenity in Philippines
A host of men’s magazines including Playboy have been busted for obscenity in the Philippines.
Obscenity Charges Against Fla. Store Owner Dropped
Polk County prosecutors dropped all charges yesterday against a store owner who was charged with distribution and possession of obscenity with intent to sell after detectives purchased 10 adult movies at a Sunoco gas station and convenience store in Dundee, Fla.
Walters: Polk County Obscenity Case Could Go to Trial
The Polk County obscenity case involving store owner Minakashiben Patel could go to trial, adult industry attorney Lawrence Walters said.
Fla. Store Owner Pleads Not Guilty to Obscenity Charges
Minakashiben Patel, the store owner who was arrested this month on obscenity charges in Florida, has pleaded not guilty to obscenity charges.
Polk County Store Owner Arrested on Obscenity Charges
Polk County deputies have arrested a store owner after undercover detectives purchased 10 porn videos from her.
Ask The Attorney: Future of Obscenity Laws
That every action causes an equal and opposite reaction is not just a law of physics; I think it’s true in society as well. Moral conservatives can be expected to vent their frustration and rage at an advancing legal sexual agenda and the social changes that come with it — and they are likely to do so where they have the most influence —at the local and state level. When federal obscenity prosecution grinds to a halt — as it seems to have done — one can expect pressure for obscenity prosecutions directed at local district attorneys. In some cases, they will be welcomed by the local prosecutors who think that this might put them on the map as conservative leaders —and advance their political careers.