Federal Judge Blocks Florida's Anti-Drag Law
The ruling is the latest in a series of legal defeats for anti-drag laws.
Obscenity
Drag Is Protected Speech, Federal Judge Rules
It should be obvious that drag performances are protected by the First Amendment, but that hasn't kept government officials from trying to ban them.
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law Unconstitutional
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Is a Marvel Superhero Movie Made in Poor Taste. And It's Better for It.
In 2018, director James Gunn was fired from the film for gross tweets. But this comic book sequel shows the value of his gross-out sensibility.
Tennessee's Anti-Drag Bill Is a Gaudy Public Performance
It’s already illegal to expose minors to obscenity, so what is this bill really for?
A Louisiana Town Repeatedly Arrested a Man for His 'FUCK JOE BIDEN' Flags. Now, He's Suing.
"The Town has routinely detained, cited, and forced Mr. Brunet to go to trial to vindicate his constitutional rights, taking the extraordinary step of adopting a boldly unconstitutional local Ordinance to silence him," the complaint reads.
North Dakota Legislators Consider Bill To Ban 'Sexually Explicit' Material From Public Libraries
"If you don't like a book, don't read it. The First Amendment's guarantee of the freedom of speech and the right to access information has created a beautiful marketplace of ideas in our country," said one ACLU representative opposing the bill.
The War on Christmas Comes for the Drag Queens
Some conservatives toss “parents’ rights” out the window in a holiday culture war against kids at live shows.
"Virginia Can't Force Bookstores To Card Kids for Books on Gender and Sexuality"
at least through a preliminary injunction, even if the books include some moderately graphic descriptions.
Virginia Can't Force Bookstores To Card Kids for Books on Gender and Sexuality
An effort to ban sales of two books to minors ended with a Virginia judge saying that the state’s obscenity statute is “unconstitutional on its face."
'FUCK' Belongs to Everyone
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board determined this week that an applicant cannot have the exclusive rights to everybody's favorite curse word.
Obscenity (Including as to Minors) and "the Work Taken as a Whole"
An isolated sexually themed passage, even a graphic one, doesn't make a work obscene.
Psst, Kids, "Court of Mist and Fury" Is Too Sexy for You!
You absolutely, positively shouldn't be allowed to read it. Definitely forbidden.
Va. Judge Finds Probable Cause That "Court of Mist and Fury" and "Gender Queer" Are "Obscene for … Minors"
This finding is now being used as a basis for seeking a restraining order banning Barnes & Noble from distributing the books to minors. Is that constitutional?
Idaho Lawmakers Threaten To Jail Librarians for Letting Kids Read LGBT Books
A new bill would alter state law to remove an educational exception for disseminating works the community deems "harmful" to minors.
Are These Wyoming Library Books Obscene?
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As Twitter Sex Trafficking Case Proceeds, Platforms Face an Impossible Dilemma
A federal judge says an anti-porn group's suit against Twitter can move forward, in a case that could portend a dangerous expansion of how courts define "sex trafficking."
John McWhorter: 'The Idea That America Is All About Despising Black People? That's Fantasy.'
The Columbia linguist discusses his new book Nine Nasty Words and dismisses the ideological excesses of the 'anti-racism' movement.
Offensive License Plates Are Free Speech, Court Tells California
Plus: National Labor Relations Board rules against The Federalist, France is getting less free, and more...
What the Porn Industry Thinks of the New War on Porn
GOP attacks on internet smut are heating up, but the porn industry has more practical threats to worry about.
Divided Appeals Panel Slaps Federal Judge for Allowing Jury Nullification Defense
Jurors remain free to exercise judgment and mercy in a criminal justice system that often lacks both.
Are We Really Gonna Do Another War on Porn?
Conservatives are wrong on policy, and really wrong on facts
What the Battle To Publish Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl' Means to Today's Free-Speech Struggles
The People v. Lawrence Ferlinghetti explains how America embraced free speech—and how we're ready to throw it away.
Charges Dropped Against Florida Man, Because the First Amendment Protects His "I Eat Ass" Bumper Sticker
No ifs, ands, or butts about it.
Cancel Culture Comes for Counterculture Comics
Today it's creators, not cops, who want to banish R. Crumb, onetime king of the comics underground.
Federal Court Rejects 'For the Children' Ban on Bare-Breasted Women: Reason Roundup
Plus: A judge says Jeffrey Epstein case was mishandled, and Andrea Dworkin is making a comeback.
Law Prohibiting 'Revenge Porn' Violates First Amendment, Says Texas Appeals Court
The state law targeted people who share erotic photographs of others without their consent.
Stone Age Statue Was Too Racy for Facebook
How can a company be expected to arbitrate "fake news" when it can't even tell ancient artifacts from porn?
Utah May Bring Back Porn Czar to Target 'Obscenity' Like Cosmo Magazine
From the man that helped Utah declare porn a "public health crisis."
Bikini Baristas Sue City in the Name of Free Speech and Women's Rights
City worries bikini hot dog stands could be next.
5 Clichés Used to Attack Free Speech
Five terrible, perpetually recurring arguments, debunked.
The FCC Isn't Singling Out Stephen Colbert for his "Cock Holster" Crack at Trump…
It's only doing what it *has* to do, by Congress' mandate, which is to investigate *all* complaints. BTW, f*ck the FCC!
Pamela Anderson Warns That 'The Crack Babies of Porn' Are Nigh
In the Wall Street Journal, the ex-Playboy model blames online-porn for Anthony Weiner's texting troubles & kids propelled "warp-speed into the dark side."
Texas Students Arm Themselves With Dildos to Protest Guns on Campus
Make love, not liberty? Students urge the state to protect "cocks not glocks" on campus.
Study of Virtual Images Suggests Jurors May Not Know Child Porn When They See It
Not to worry: Prosecutors can use a backup law that also makes it a crime to look at cartoons.
Of Porn Stars and Presidents: What the Adult-Entertainment Industry Thinks of the 2016 Candidates
At the industry's biggest gathering, fear and loathing for Republicans was high. But can porn trust Hillary?
Why Porn Industry Legal Experts are Terrified of a GOP President
The porn industry "will suffer greatly if a Republican is in the White House."
Libertarian Feminists Ask Facebook to #FreeTheNipple
Petition urges Facebook to stop "censoring artful or political expressions of female bodies."
Former FCC Officials Want 'Redskins' Declared Indecent
Want government to keep broadcasters from using racist terms