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/2012/05/08/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/2010/08/04/case-highlights-inconsistency-between-n-y-statutory-rape-laws-federal-child-porn-laws/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/08/04/case-highlights-inconsistency-between-n-y-statutory-rape-laws-federal-child-porn-laws/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:57:41 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2293 Law.com: "A federal appeals panel has thrown out a child pornography conviction that was based on explicit photographs texted by a 17-year-old to her field-hockey coach. The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals held there was no evidence that defendant Todd Broxmeyer asked 17-year-old 'A.W.' to take the pictures, and therefore no evidence that he 'produced' them as defined by the federal child pornography statutes." | USA v. Broxmeyer, No. 09-1457-cr (2nd Cir. Aug. 3, 2010)]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/08/04/case-highlights-inconsistency-between-n-y-statutory-rape-laws-federal-child-porn-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/05/26/law-review-alternatives-for-adult-uses-required-when-town-is-sued/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/05/26/law-review-alternatives-for-adult-uses-required-when-town-is-sued/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 22:05:57 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2264 Alternatives for Adult Uses Required When Town is Sued Anthony S. Guardino, 5/26/2010 N.Y.L.J. 5, (col. 2) "The particular issue in TJS was whether the constitutionality of a zoning ordinance should only be evaluated with regard to the ‘alternative avenues of communication‘ the ordinance left open at the time it was passed, or those it left open at the time it was challenged."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/05/26/law-review-alternatives-for-adult-uses-required-when-town-is-sued/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/05/21/defiant-judge-takes-on-child-pornography-law/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/05/21/defiant-judge-takes-on-child-pornography-law/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:59:22 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2256 Defiant judge takes on child pornography law New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, 5.21.2010 "In his 43-year career as a federal judge, Jack B. Weinstein has come to be identified by his efforts to combat what he calls ‘the unnecessary cruelty of the law.’ His most recent crusade is particularly striking because of the beneficiary: a man who has amassed a vast collection of child pornography."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/05/21/defiant-judge-takes-on-child-pornography-law/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/2nd-circuit-courts-must-consider-adequacy-of-alternative-sites-at-time-of-challenge-to-sob-ordinance/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/2nd-circuit-courts-must-consider-adequacy-of-alternative-sites-at-time-of-challenge-to-sob-ordinance/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:04:50 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2145 TJS of New York, Inc. v. Town of Smithtown, No. 08-2789-cv (2nd Cir. March 10, 2010) 2nd Circuit: When evaluating First Amendment challenges to a zoning ordinance, a court must consider the adequacy of alternatives at the time the ordinance is challenged.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/2nd-circuit-courts-must-consider-adequacy-of-alternative-sites-at-time-of-challenge-to-sob-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/03/ny-court-clarifies-role-of-isps-in-child-pornography-cases/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/03/ny-court-clarifies-role-of-isps-in-child-pornography-cases/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:05:52 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=1989 People v. Eames, 3274/2009, Supreme Court, New York County (Feb. 3, 2010) Internet Service Providers are not "arm of law enforcement" when they forward detected child pornography to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/03/ny-court-clarifies-role-of-isps-in-child-pornography-cases/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/06/12/4th-circuit-upholds-n-c-citys-sob-law/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/06/12/4th-circuit-upholds-n-c-citys-sob-law/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:32:03 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=786 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.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/06/12/4th-circuit-upholds-n-c-citys-sob-law/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/24/nlc-summaries-of-sob-land-use-studies/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/24/nlc-summaries-of-sob-land-use-studies/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:21:27 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=69 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/02/24/nlc-summaries-of-sob-land-use-studies/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2007/03/07/new-york-saratoga-springs-sob-study/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2007/03/07/new-york-saratoga-springs-sob-study/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:24:21 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=64 Saratoga Springs Planning Board: "The Mayor has specifically asked that the Planning Board "undertake a study of the potential secondary effects of adult uses in the City and produce recommendations for amendments to the City Code for the suitable siting, land use and zoning standards and controls therefore."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2007/03/07/new-york-saratoga-springs-sob-study/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/1998/01/01/ellicottville-ny-adult-business-study/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/1998/01/01/ellicottville-ny-adult-business-study/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1998 21:45:27 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=298 Adult Business Study: "The potential secondary effects examined relate to economic impacts, property values, fear of crime, and the negative impact on community character."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/1998/01/01/ellicottville-ny-adult-business-study/feed/ 0