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/2012/05/02/5th-utah-law-prof-to-argue-apportionment-issue-in-child-porn-restitution-case/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/02/5th-utah-law-prof-to-argue-apportionment-issue-in-child-porn-restitution-case/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:58:11 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2692 ULaw Today: The case involves an important issue of whether child pornography victims can recover all of their losses (e.g., psychological counseling and lost income) from one defendant or must apportion their losses out among multiple defendants. | USA v. Amy Unknown, No. 09-41238 (5th Cir.) Opening Brief]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/05/02/5th-utah-law-prof-to-argue-apportionment-issue-in-child-porn-restitution-case/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/2012/01/31/en-banc-5th-circuit-to-rehear-restitution-case-for-child-porn-victim/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/31/en-banc-5th-circuit-to-rehear-restitution-case-for-child-porn-victim/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:06:55 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2669 How Appealing quotes and links to the AP and the earlier 5th Circuit opinion: A federal appeals court in New Orleans has agreed to rehear two cases in which a victim of child pornography sought restitution from men who viewed sexually explicit photographs of her on the Internet." | In re: Amy Unknown.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/31/en-banc-5th-circuit-to-rehear-restitution-case-for-child-porn-victim/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/2012/01/10/u-s-supreme-court-considers-fcc-indecency-enforcement-authority/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/10/u-s-supreme-court-considers-fcc-indecency-enforcement-authority/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:21:58 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2660 FCC v. Fox Television Stations, No. 10-1293. The question considered: Whether the Federal Communications Commission's current indecency-enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Sotomayor, J., recused). Court filings in the litigation can be found at SCOTUS Blog. Links to Related media reports discussing the litigation can be found here. ]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2012/01/10/u-s-supreme-court-considers-fcc-indecency-enforcement-authority/feed/ 0