North Carolina Goes Drug War on Prostitution
Plus: Idaho's "abortion trafficking" law can mostly take effect; updates on state age verification suits; the threat the Florida and Texas social media laws pose to X
Plus: Idaho's "abortion trafficking" law can mostly take effect; updates on state age verification suits; the threat the Florida and Texas social media laws pose to X
Belgian sex work groups are cheering the new law. But it could come with some downsides.
David McKnight and Julian Alcala were accused of separate plots to steal sexually explicit photos from women's phones during traffic stops.
A Canadian Supreme Court case challenges the country's ban on benefiting financially from sex work.
Trump's pick for attorney general is manifestly unqualified for the job, even without considering the salacious details of the ethics charges against him.
As a result of the internal affairs investigation, three Lewisville officers were fired, one was demoted, and seven were suspended without pay.
It's Pretty Woman for the modern age, and one of the best movies of the year.
No matter who wins, we can expect bad policies surrounding sex and especially surrounding technology.
Former cop Julian Alcala allegedly stole a woman's nude pictures after he took her phone during a traffic stop.
An interview with sex work researcher Tara Burns.
Harris' campaign hasn't said where she stands now. But she's historically taken a tough stance against prostitution and especially against men who pay for it.
Diddy’s indictment turns the typical sex trafficking charge on its head.
This flies in the face of one popular narrative.
"The conversations are overwhelmingly productive and positive," says a representative from Decriminalize Sex Work.
The Brown University economist's new memoir Late Admissions covers capitalism, addiction, race, and the academy.
Selling sex while HIV-positive will still be a felony.
The original version was overly punitive.
And the Supreme Court agrees to weigh in.
Upcoming legislation would repeal parts of the 1873 law that could be used to target abortion, but the Comstock Act's reach is much more broad than that.
Issuing a posthumous pardon for Bennett would reaffirm our nation’s commitment to free expression and intellectual freedom.
Facing an opponent who has been credibly described as a sexual predator, Biden instead emphasizes Trump's cover-up of a consensual encounter.
Prosecutors say the Buenos Aires Yoga School was a sex trafficking cult, but the alleged victims say this isn't true.
That take on the former president's New York conviction echoes similarly puzzling claims by many people who should know better.
Whatever Trump did after the 2016 presidential election, it seems safe to say that it did not retroactively promote his victory.
There was a glaring mismatch between the charges against the former president and what prosecutors described as the essence of his crime.
Closing arguments in the former president's trial highlight the mismatch between the charges and the "election fraud" he supposedly committed.
This week the judge presiding over Trump's trial ruled that jurors do not have to agree on any particular legal theory.
I visited Australia and New Zealand to find out. Spoiler: It’s great for everyone.
Plus: Hooters discourse, Zelenskyy's plea, Jacobin posting Ls, and more...
From tattoos to abortions to gender expression, a confusing mess of laws govern which Americans are considered adults.
A new labor law getting bad press is explicitly drafted to stop sex businesses from punishing workers who set boundaries.
OnlyFans lets women distribute their own porn. Artificial intelligence will give them even more control.
The company's confusing statements about how ChatGPT should respond to sexual prompts
OnlyFans let women distribute their own porn. Artificial intelligence will give them even more control.
Under the prosecution's theory, Trump would be guilty of falsifying business records even if Daniels made the whole thing up.
New York prosecutors are relying on testimony from several people who do not seem trustworthy.
It's the war on drugs all over again, folks...
Don't fall for scaremongering about "military-age male" migrants crossing the border. They are actually less dangerous than native-born citizens of the same age and gender.
"We will continue to fight for the right to access the internet without intrusive government oversight," says the group challenging the law.
A witty, erotically charged three-way love story about tennis, sex, and ambition.
At least eight states have already enacted age-verification laws, and several more are considering bills.
Kentucky's governor signed a law last week that could require porn sites to ask for users' government IDs before allowing access to adult material.
The civil liberties lawyer talks to Reason about the misguided impulse to attack free speech in the name of protecting women.
"There were many of us who opposed censoring pornography...precisely because of our commitment to feminist goals and principles," says the former ACLU chief.
The problem is the users, not the apps.
The company leaves Texas over an “ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous” age-verification law.
These aren't outright bans. But they still can chill free speech and academic freedom.
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