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FSC Releases Policy Statement Regarding Utah's 'Porn Warning' Law

Adult industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a policy statement clarifying their position on Utah’s “porn warning” law.

Utah Passes Law Requiring Warning Label for Adult Content

The State of Utah has passed legislation that mandates all adult content carry a specific warning label.

Utah Legislator Behind Anti-Porn Bill Once Penned Defense of Homophobic Speech

Brady Brammer, the Utah legislator who is sponsoring the current bill that would force all "obscene material" distributed in the state, including via the internet, to attach an unnecessary and unconstitutional warning that the material "may damage or negatively impact minors," authored a 2006 essay arguing for the equivalence of gay rights speech and religiously inspired homophobic speech, and asking for the latter to be protected.

FSC Issues Statement on Utah Adult Warning Label Bill

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a statement regarding Utah HB243, which would require all adult content in the state to include a warning label. The bill has now passed both the Utah House and Senate.

Utah Statehouse Passes Adult Content Warning Label Legislation

The Utah legislature passed a bill on Tuesday to put warning labels on pornography, bringing immediate condemnation from the Free Speech Coalition.

FSC Releases Policy Statement Regarding Proposed Utah Censorship Bill

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a policy statement regarding Utah's proposed censorship legislation mandating labeling of "pornographic" material.

Utah Legislature Moves to Mandate Warning Labels on Porn

Utah’s lawmakers are at it again, this time calling for mandatory warning labels on all pornography distributed within the state.

Utah Supreme Court Upholds Licensing Laws for Escorts

The Utah Supreme Court last week upheld laws requiring escorts and sexually oriented businesses to have licenses in every city they work in.

Utah Ordered to Pay $475K in Legal Fees From 1st Amendment Case

A federal judge has ordered the state of Utah to pay more than $475,000 in legal fees after officials fined a theater and threatened to rescind its liquor license under a law that bans serving alcohol during movies with simulated sex or full-frontal nudity.

Utah State Bar Emails Naked Boobs Pic to All 11,000 Members

The Utah State Bar is continuing its probe after a photo of a topless woman was sent to each one of the state’s lawyers in an email intended to advertise its spring convention.

New Utah Law Opens Adult Sites to Lawsuits

Utah has become the first state to allow civil lawsuits against distributors of adult content for mental and physical damages incurred by minors accessing such material.

Utah Governor Seeks $50K to Fight Porn

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has asked the state Legislature to allocate $50,000 in taxpayer funds to the Utah Coalition Against Pornography.

Penthouse Shames Utah for Declaring Porn a Health Crisis

Utah's symbolic resolution to label porn a “public health crisis” has earned its Republican governor who signed off on it cover headlines in the latest Penthouse magazine.

Utah Lawmaker Seeks Porn Restrictions for ISPs

Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler, who led the successful charge to declare pornography a public health crisis, is planning to introduce legislation designed to heavily restrict access to porn across the state.

Woodhull Issues Statement on Censorship at Utah Pride

The Woodhull Freedom Foundation today issued a statement regarding the recent decision by the organizers of Utah Pride to exclude operators of the MormonBoyz.com and MormonGirlz.com websites from participating in this year’s festivities.

FSC Condemns Utah Pride's Decision to Ban Adult Companies

Eric Paul Leue, the executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, today condemned the decision by organizers of the Utah Pride festival to ban adult companies from the June event.

MormonBoyz, MormonGirlz Excluded From Utah Pride Fest

The operators of MormonGirlz.com and MormonBoyz.com told XBIZ today that they've been excluded from the annual Utah Pride Festival set for June 3-5.

Utah House of Representatives Calls Porn a 'Public Health Crisis'

Anti-porn propagandists have scored a victory in their crusade of intolerance against free expression and consumer demand, with Utah’s House of Representatives passing a resolution that declares pornography to be a public health crisis.

Randazza: Utah Porn Proposal Is Hilarious

Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler is just the latest to try and shape the marketplace of ideas to his own superstitious views of morality.

Utah Governor Signs 'Revenge Porn' Statute

Utah's governor yesterday signed into law a "revenge porn" statute banning “distributing intimate images of a person without that person’s permission.”