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/2009/08/13/sc-federal-judge-strikes-statute-regulating-adult-business-billboards/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/08/13/sc-federal-judge-strikes-statute-regulating-adult-business-billboards/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:49:14 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=1128 Carolina Pride, Inc. v. McMaster, No. 3:08-04016-CMC (D.S.C. Aug. 13, 2009): A federal judge held that "a South Carolina law limiting the placement of billboards advertising adult businesses is unconstitutional." The Sign Statute at issue, S.C. Code Ann. § 57-25-145 (enacted in 2006), "prohibits most businesses which offer sexually-oriented materials or entertainment from using any 'offpremises, outdoor advertising . . . located within one mile of a public highway.'" Grandfathered signs, such as those at issue in this case, were given until February 2009 to come into compliance with the law. Carolina Pride sued and was granted a preliminary injunction--and the government appealed.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/08/13/sc-federal-judge-strikes-statute-regulating-adult-business-billboards/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/06/03/11th-circuit-upholds-conviction-for-extraterritorial-production-of-child-pornography/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/06/03/11th-circuit-upholds-conviction-for-extraterritorial-production-of-child-pornography/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:26:17 +0000 admin http://communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=770 U.S. v. Kapordelis, No. 07-14499 (N.D. Ga. June 1, 2009) Gregory C. Kapordelis, an anesthesiologist, was convicted in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia “for producing, receiving, and possessing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), 2252A(a)(2)(A), and 2252A(a)(5)(B).” He received a 420-month sentence. On appeal to the 11th Circuit, Kapordelis disputed the affidavit for the warrant that led to his arrest, the evidence that convicted him, and the “upward departure” of his sentence. The 11th Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/06/03/11th-circuit-upholds-conviction-for-extraterritorial-production-of-child-pornography/feed/ 0