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Monroe, La. Moves to Regulate Adult Businesses
The town of Monroe, Louisiana is the latest to take up the cause of regulating sexually oriented businesses under the guise of stemming “adverse secondary effects.” (source) [The] ordinance states that...
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Benicia, Calif. Ponders Adult Entertainment Ordinance
Some residents of Benicia, California want the city council to ban adult entertainment. Unfortunately for them, there is a pesky thing called the First Amendment. Nevertheless, the Benicia city council...
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Indianapolis Adult Entertainment Ordinance Struck Down – Annex Books v. City...
The City of Indianapolis has a long and shameful history of treading on the Constitution in its own little private war on sexual free expression. Back in the 1980s, religious fundamentalists on the...
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The Seventh Rides Again in Support of the First Amendment
The Alameda Books rule boils down to this: If a city wants to ban a First Amendment protected business, it can only do so if it has evidence that its regulations actually might help do something about...
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Worst. Oral argument. Ever.
By J. DeVoy Oral arguments are strange things. With enough practice, they can be sharp and flawless tools of advocacy, but trying to use them too soon can lead to disaster. I had a case of the latter...
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Australian study shows that strip clubs are safer than churches
The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research showed that you are statistically more likely to be a victim of a crime at church than in a strip club. Places of worship also took the lead...
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Likely Backlash Against Assange’s Self-Righteous Crusade
by Charles Platt I’m getting an uneasy feeling when I watch Julian Assange using pretentious phrases such as “my philosophy” and “my work.” (See his latest interview, here.) It’s the same feeling I had...
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Fourth Circuit: You don’t have to choose between girls and booze
By Randazza & DeVoy In this recently released opinion from the Fourth Circuit, Gentlemen’s Clubs have won an important victory in their ability to serve alcohol as well as T’n'A on premises. The...
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Massachusetts court strikes down ordinance limiting permits for adult businesses
By Laura Tucker A U.S. District Court in Mendon, Mass., granted summary judgment in favor of Showtime Entertainment, allowing the company a special permit to open a live nude dancing venue and...
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David McKee, Are you a Tool?
I don’t know, but I think you might be learning a thing or two about the Streisand Effect. Apparently, Dennis Laurion did not like Dr. McKee’s bedside manner, reviewing him thusly: When I mentioned Dr....
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An Open Letter to Journalists
Dear Members of the Media, I sincerely appreciate all of your hard work in bringing us the news of the day. In this day and age, there is a lot of burgeoning information and it is cumbersome to sift...
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