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Flynt Brothers Battle Old Obscenity Charges

The Flynt brothers have once again found themselves an unwelcome pair in Hamilton County, Ohio, after prosecutors presented a strong argument for reinstating obscenity charges that date back to 1999.

Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Obscenity

The man, Gary A. Robinson, was convicted in 2002 on charges of transporting videotapes that depicted bestiality and defecation content from his catalog titled "Susie's Corral." Robinson used the United Parcel Service to transport the tapes.

Obscenity Prosecutor Retires

An Ohio prosecutor whose specific duties were to fight obscenity has retired. With the retirement last month, the special unit to fight hardcore porn has disbanded. Steve Tolbert, who was tapped in 2001 to help Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper fight obscenity, has been replaced by Glenn Rossi.

Alabama Softens Obscenity Law

After coming under fire for having one of the toughest obscenity laws in the nation, an Alabama Supreme Court amended the law by ruling that a person can only be convicted of obscenity once for possessing "obscene material"

Lenny Bruce Gets Obscenity Pardon

The Governor grants a posthumous pardon to the stand-up comedian whose notorious loud mouth and controversial comedy acts landed him in jail 39 years ago

Couple Sentenced For Obscenity

In one of the first Internet obscenity trials to date, a couple was sentenced this week for running a porn site and mail order business that featured graphic and sexually explicit scenes of urination and defecation

Senate Reinforces Obscenity Laws

A battle cry against porn was answered by the United States Senate recently in the form of a resolution to step-up enforcement of national obscenity laws

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An Obscenity Prosecution: Part 2

At this point, the Robinsons realized that they were in over their head, and needed an experienced First Amendment attorney to defend their interests. Larry Walters was proud to assist

Lawrence G. Walters, Esq. ·
opinion

An Obscenity Prosecution: Part 1

Given the promised wave of obscenity prosecutions to be brought by the DOJ against adult webmasters, the time is right to take a look at the first obscenity prosecution against an adult site

Lawrence G. Walters, Esq. ·