The Brain Science of Porn Addiction
Bernell Christensen, writing at the Candeo Blog: “The ability to overcome addiction is built into the very structure of the brain itself. It simply requires an understanding of how the brain works and how to harness and direct its power for change.”
KS district court grants injunction against enforcement of signage ordinance
Abilene Retail No. 30 Inc., d/b/a Lion’s Den Adult Superstore vs. Six, No. 09-2195-JAR, 2009 WL 1850597 (D. Kan. June 26, 2009)
Kansas district court grants preliminary injunction against the enforcement of state sexually oriented business signage ordinance.
Trafficking Bibliography
From the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse, a bibliography of trafficking resources by Yukiko Nakajima (last update in 2004).
How did you get hooked on porn in the first place?
At Candeo, Mark Kastleman asks, “How did you get hooked on porn in the first place?”
OH district judge upholds no-touch, hours of operation provisions
84 Video/Newsstand, Inc., et al. v Thomas Sartini, et al., No. 1:07cv3190 (N.D. Ohio, June 22, 2009)
Ohio district judge upholds no-touch and hours of operation provisions against First Amendment challenges.
4th Circuit upholds N.C. city’s SOB law
First Amendment Center: “Adult businesses are not entitled to challenge whether they cause adverse effects in their neighborhoods after a new zoning law has been enacted, a federal appeals court has ruled.” Opinion is here.
2002 CDC Sample Ordinance for the Licensing and Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses
A 2002 CDC sample ordinance and a supporting memorandum can be found online in Appendixes A and B of the book: Protecting Communities from Sexually Oriented Businesses
8th Circuit: Receiver testimony, email account billing information, incriminating destruction of computers sufficient for conviction for transport of child pornography
U.S. v. Kiderlen, No. 07-3902 (8th Cir., June 22, 2009)
The Birth of Criminal “Pandering” and the Death of Free Speech Coalition’s “Actual Child” Requirement: The Implications of United States v. Williams
University of La Verne Law Review: Supreme Court approval for a law that criminalizes the pandering of illegal materials, even when the actual materials are not illegal, represents an unprecedented change in the law. This Note first addresses the the statutory regulation of child pornography. Next, the rationale and reasoning behind Williams are covered. Finally, the Note explores the doctrinal significance of Williams.
Protecting Our Children or Upholding Free Speech: Does One Exclude the Other? United States v. Williams
Mercer Law Review: “In United States v. Williams, the most recent case evaluating the constutionality of the PROTECT Act, the United States Supreme Court held that the Act’s pandering provision was constitutional. According to the Court, the PROTECT Act’s pandering provision was neither overbroad nor impermissibly vague. For the time being, this decision identifies the PROTECT Act as a valuable tool for prosecutors charged with combating child pornography. However, like the child pornography statutes that came before it, the PROTECT Act will continue to face a bevy of constitutional challenges.”
