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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.
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.
Prosecutors Say National Obscenity Standard Doesn't Apply in Isaacs Case
Ira Isaacs' attorney and Justice Department attorneys are embroiled in pretrial motions in the case, which begins in February.
National Community Standards Could Be Used in Isaacs Obscenity Case
The case against Ira Isaacs could hinge on whether federal prosecutors can control which community standards apply in the case
Isaacs Could Face Obscenity Trial as Early as October
A federal judge has calendared an Aug. 2 trial setting and status conference for Ira Isaacs, who faces multiple obscenity-related charges.
Ira Isaacs to Make U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
The Ira Isaacs obscenity case could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ira Isaacs to Ask 9th Circuit’s Full Panel to Rehear Appeal
Ira Isaacs told XBIZ that his attorney will ask the full panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear an appeal seeking dismissal of his obscenity case.
U.S. Appeals Court Won’t Toss Ira Isaacs Obscenity Case
A federal appeals court today rejected Ira Isaacs' attempt to get his obscenity case thrown out. The owner of Stolen Cars Films and LA Media faces multiple obscenity-related counts.