http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress Protecting Children and Their Neighborhoods Fri, 18 May 2012 17:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/18/federal-judge-utahs-harm-to-minors-internet-law-is-unconstitutional/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/18/federal-judge-utahs-harm-to-minors-internet-law-is-unconstitutional/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:29:17 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2700 Deseret News: The Utah law sought to make website operators or content providers liable for any material that the state deems harmful to minors. | Opinion: Florence v. Shurtleff, No. 2:05-cv-00485-DB-SA]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/18/federal-judge-utahs-harm-to-minors-internet-law-is-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/08/viewing-child-pornography-online-is-not-necessarily-possession-under-state-law-ny-top-court/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/08/viewing-child-pornography-online-is-not-necessarily-possession-under-state-law-ny-top-court/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:28:03 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2696 Reuters: Viewing child pornography on the Internet without taking further action such as printing or saving files does not necessarily constitute possession, NewYork's top court ruled on Tuesday. | People v. Kent]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/08/viewing-child-pornography-online-is-not-necessarily-possession-under-state-law-ny-top-court/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/04/17/3rd-circuit-revives-suit-challenging-pornography-record-keeping-requirements/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/04/17/3rd-circuit-revives-suit-challenging-pornography-record-keeping-requirements/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:48:24 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2685 Reuters: A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by members of the adult entertainment industry which challenges federal laws requiring pornography producers to report the ages of all performers. | Free Speech Coalition v Attorney General, No. 10-4085 (3rd Cir. April 16, 2012) (Before SCIRICA, RENDELL, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. )]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/04/17/3rd-circuit-revives-suit-challenging-pornography-record-keeping-requirements/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/03/29/texas-court-of-criminal-appeals-refuses-to-hear-ban-on-photographing-people-without-their-consent-for-sexual-purposes/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/03/29/texas-court-of-criminal-appeals-refuses-to-hear-ban-on-photographing-people-without-their-consent-for-sexual-purposes/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:11:46 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2680 Texas Penal Code § 21.15(b)(1) makes it a crime to photograph someone “without the person’s consent” and “with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.” . . . a Texas appellate court upheld the statute . . . Today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to review . . . ]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/03/29/texas-court-of-criminal-appeals-refuses-to-hear-ban-on-photographing-people-without-their-consent-for-sexual-purposes/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/03/14/10th-circuit-child-porn-defendant-loses-on-viewed-but-not-received-claim/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/03/14/10th-circuit-child-porn-defendant-loses-on-viewed-but-not-received-claim/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:03:34 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2675 Findlaw: [Defendant] . . . argued that viewing and search for child pornography doesn't qualify as receiving the images. The jury disagreed and convicted Sturm on both counts. Sturm appealed. This week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Sturm's convictions. | U.S. v. Sturm]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/03/14/10th-circuit-child-porn-defendant-loses-on-viewed-but-not-received-claim/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/02/29/sixth-circuit-1-day-child-pornography-sentence-unreasonable/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/02/29/sixth-circuit-1-day-child-pornography-sentence-unreasonable/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:23:08 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2672 Findlaw: What’s an appropriate sentence for a defendant who pleads guilty to possessing over 7,100 images of child pornography? While the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to answer that precise question this week, it ruled that a one-day sentence and a $100 fine landed on the lax side of the child pornography sentence spectrum. | U.S. v. Robinson]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/02/29/sixth-circuit-1-day-child-pornography-sentence-unreasonable/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/26/11th-circuit-asked-to-reinstate-19-6-million-award-against-hustler/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/26/11th-circuit-asked-to-reinstate-19-6-million-award-against-hustler/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:42:41 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2667 First Amendment Center: The 11^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in June 2009 that a notorious death doesn’t give publishers a blank check to publish any images they wish. The case went to trial, and a jury in June 2011 voted to slap Hustler Magazine with $19.6 million in punitive damages for running the photos.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/26/11th-circuit-asked-to-reinstate-19-6-million-award-against-hustler/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/20/n-j-supreme-court-towns-can-reject-sexually-oriented-businesses-citing-locations-in-other-states/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/20/n-j-supreme-court-towns-can-reject-sexually-oriented-businesses-citing-locations-in-other-states/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:32:58 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2663 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/20/n-j-supreme-court-towns-can-reject-sexually-oriented-businesses-citing-locations-in-other-states/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/28/supreme-court-refuses-to-resolve-confusion-over-child-pornography-law/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/28/supreme-court-refuses-to-resolve-confusion-over-child-pornography-law/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:08:55 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2656 Amy v. Monzel (11-85). ]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/28/supreme-court-refuses-to-resolve-confusion-over-child-pornography-law/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/22/supreme-court-asked-to-revisit-city-of-los-angeles-v-alameda-books-inc-concerning-regulation-of-sexually-oriented-businesses/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/22/supreme-court-asked-to-revisit-city-of-los-angeles-v-alameda-books-inc-concerning-regulation-of-sexually-oriented-businesses/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:42:14 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2643 SCOTUSblog reports that City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc. is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court again. ]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/22/supreme-court-asked-to-revisit-city-of-los-angeles-v-alameda-books-inc-concerning-regulation-of-sexually-oriented-businesses/feed/ 0