Supreme Court
Ala. Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to Sex Toy Ban
Alabama Supreme Court justices, 7-2, ruled on Friday that Hoover, Ala.-based Love Stuff can’t sell vibrators and other sexual devices.
Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Porn in Prisons
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a ban on adult content in its state prisons.
Pa. Supreme Court: Viewing CP Online Is a Felony
Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled this week that prosecutors do not necessarily have to prove a defendant intentionally downloaded child porn to get convictions.
California Supreme Court Upholds Prop. 8
The Supreme Court of California has upheld Proposition 8, eliminating the right of same-sex couples to marry. They have also ruled that existing same-sex marriages will remain legal.
Supreme Court Punts on Janet Jackson Breast Case
In a minor victory for the FCC over broadcast networks, the U.S. Supreme Court punted on the case involving Janet Jackson's breast at the Super Bowl.
Supreme Court Backs FCC Dirty-Word Ban
"Even isolated utterances can be made in vulgar and shocking manner, and can constitute harmful first blows to children," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the opinion.
Trade Group Petitions Kentucky Supreme Court Over Domain Seizures
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has announced its opposition to efforts by the State of Kentucky to seize the domain names of out-of-state gaming websites.
The Election, the Supreme Court and Adult
Whether the next American president will be Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama, there is a very strong possibility that he will be nominating at least one — if not two — justices for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ariz. Supreme Court Reverses Decision in Adult Bookstore Case
The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned the dismissal of charges against two adult bookstore owners who were prosecuted for violating a state law that restricts their business hours
Iowa Asks State Supreme Court to Reconsider Nude Dancing Decision
A Fremont County judge ruled that nude dancing was an art and ruled in favor of an Iowa dance club owner. The state's attorney general wants that ruling reviewed.
Conn. Supreme Court OKs Viewing Booths at Adult Store
The Connecticut Supreme Court has allowed a new adult store to open with viewing booths in North Haven, Conn., in a 3-2 decision released Wednesday.
Florida Supreme Court Oks Pornography for Some Inmates
The Florida Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling on Thursday that will allow sex offenders serving probation to posses pornography if it's not "relevant" to their "deviant behavior pattern."
Free Speech Coalition Analyzes Supreme Court Ruling
The Free Speech Coalition will release an analysis of this week's Supreme Court decision regarding the PROTECT act on its website today.
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Spammer Conviction
On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld the first felony conviction for spamming against Jeremy Jaynes, once listed as the eighth worst spammer in the world by The Spamhaus Project Registry of Known Spammer Organizations.
N.H. Supreme Court Reverses Virtual CP Conviction
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned the child pornography possession conviction of a man who created composite sexual images by superimposing the heads of minors onto pictures of adults engaged in sex acts.
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Strip Club
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Cheeks gentleman’s club in Miamisburg, finding that the Ohio Liquor Commission does not have authority under state law to suspend the club’s license stemming from the felony conviction of a former employee.
Italy Supreme Court: Secret Sex Videotaping OK
The Italian supreme court has acquitted a 49-year-old man who had secretly videotaped himself having sex with a woman who was unaware of the videotaping, ruling that recording secret videos of sex with your partner is not illegal.
Conn. Supreme Court to Decide Adult Store Case
The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide whether an adult store can open with viewing booths in North Haven, Conn. If the store is approved, it would be the first adult-oriented shop in North Haven with such booths.
Utah Supreme Court Upholds Computer-Generated CP Conviction
A transgender Utah woman who appealed a guilty verdict after the jury was told computer-generated images of nude minors are illegal — despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a similar federal law — has had her guilty verdict upheld by the Utah Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Pandering Child Porn
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday regarding whether a child pornography law could be limited so that it would not apply to legitimate creative expression, vivid adolescent imaginations or innocent emails with provocative headings.