Civil Liberties

Some Stagliano Links to Follow

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Reason isn't the only game in town covering and commenting on the John Stagliano obscenity trial (follow along at reason.com/topics/john-stagliano-trial, at correspondent Richard Abowitz's Twitter feed, and also at the Twitter hashtags #Stagliano and #StaglianoTrial). Headlines from elsewhere:

* Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon: "Buttman's" porn obscenity trial: Why it matters

* Mark Kernes, AVN: AVN Reporter Airs Concerns on Stagliano Case in Letter to Court

* Mike Scarcella, Legal Times: In Obscenity Case, Washington Courtroom is Silent

* Juliana Brint, Washington City Paper: Courthouse Porn Shows Milk Enemas, Racial Epithets to D.C. Jurors

* XBIZ.com: Plea Deal Reached in [Separate] Torture Portal Obscenity Case

* Jiz Lee: Obscenity Is Gross [NSFW]

And in case you missed it this morning, here's Reason.tv's great video on "Obscenity vs. Freedom of Speech":