Supreme Court
Tenn. Supreme Court Rules Anti-Adult Law Unconstitutional
Tennessee’s Supreme Court has struck down an ordinance designed to restrict adult-oriented businesses, saying it was overly broad and vague.
Supreme Court Rules P2P Networks Are Liable
In a blow to peer-to-peer technology providers, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that P2P developers are now legally responsible for the illegal acts of their users.
Supreme Court Sets Date for Grokster Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in MGM v. Grokster, a case that will decide whether peer-to-peer software companies and file-sharing networks are responsible for the actions of end users, on March 29.
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Sex Store Case
The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear an appeal filed by owners of three adult entertainment stores shut down in 2003.
Maine Supreme Court to Rule On Email Anonymity
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Tuesday to determine whether the sender of a prank email that claimed to be from another person must reveal his name.
Attorney Wants Sex Aid Case Heard by Supreme Court
Attorneys representing the owner of an adult shop and four women who claim that their lives would be diminished without the aid of vibrators are seeking to set the U.S. Supreme Court abuzz and bring sex toys before the highest court in the land.
Supreme Court Says Adult Film Cop Firing Constitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a San Diego police officer who was fired after he produced and sold videos of himself stripping off a uniform and issuing citations should not receive First Amendment protections.
German Supreme Court Rules On Domain Name Ethics
The German Supreme Court overruled several lower courts recently, finding that registering generic domain names did not constitute an unethical intent to cause damage.
Supreme Court to Decide on Adult Cop Hearing
A former San Diego police officer who claims he had a First Amendment right to produce and sell adult films of himself on eBay will receive word on whether his case is to be heard before the Supreme Court as early as this morning, according to court documents obtained by XBiz.
Industries Petition Supreme Court Over P2P
Movies studios and record companies filed a joint petition to the United States Supreme Court today, asking that the court overturn a series of recent controversial court decisions that have favored file-swappers and peer-to-peer networks.
Supreme Court Denies COPA
The United States Supreme Court has decided one of the last controversial cases left this term: Ashcroft v. ACLU, Case # 03-218, involving the issue of online age verification. In a stunning victory for Free Speech advocates, the High Court, in a 5/4 decision, upheld the preliminary injunction against the law that was entered by the Third Circuit Court of Appeal.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Adult Ordinance OK
U.S. Justices decided Monday that a Colorado city's adult business license ordinance does not violate the First Amendment. The case involves Z.J. Gifts, which opened an adult bookstore doing business as Christal’s in a section of Littleton, Colo., not zoned for adult businesses.
US Supreme Court Declines Peek at VoyeurDorm
Fred Lane returns with another legal update to help keep you well informed of the important issues affecting Adult Webmasters and society today. As always, keeping "abreast" of these issues is one of the most important responsibilities we face. Check it out: