As reported in this article, “[c]able and satellite TV industries could be on the verge of losing their status as the only major forms of entertainment transmitted into U.S. homes that are not subject to decency rules. “

“Virginia’s Whiskey Control Unit tracks down and prosecutes makers of illegal alcoholic beverages. They report bootlegging is on the rise. Eric Niiler joins them on a stakeout looking for backyard stills.” Listen to NPR‘s broadcast here. ‘Dem crazy Duke boys!

“The Colorado attorney general says poker games played in bars and restaurants statewide are illegal, but 4th Judicial District Attorney John Newsome, like other district attorneys, doesn’t plan a massive crackdown on poker nights.” Read the article here.

“In an effort to shield children from secondhand smoke, the Kennesaw City Council passed a measure this week to ban smoking in city parks, making it only the second city in the state to make smoking illegal in such public spaces.” Read about it here.

This post courtesy of Law Dawg Blawg — a favorite.

This one slid under the radar — that is, under my less-than-black-ops-caliber radar. A couple of weeks ago, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal overturned four Pasco County judges who ruled that lewd acts in strip clubs couldn’t be prosecuted if the only person offended was a law enforcement officer. Read the article here. [...]

Asian-American Licensed Beverage Ass’n v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerns an association of 400 or so operators of “stop and go’s,” which are establishments that are licensed by Pennsylvania to sell beer both on and off premises. When Pennsylvania recently adopted legislation requiring that these operators first obtain a city (in this case, Philadelphia) permit before [...]

“A TRADE GROUP REPRESENTING MEMBERS of the adult entertainment industry Thursday asked a Utah court to nix a recent law prohibiting e-mail marketers from sending promotions for material considered harmful to minors to e-mail boxes that can be accessed by children under 18,” as reported by the Christian News and Media Agency here. The trade [...]

“Parents raised an outcry after the store opened last weekend on the corner of U.S. 41 and Indiana 2, offering adult DVDs, toys and books.” Read about it here.

Yet another play on words in reporting on, what else, adult entertainment. Parties to adult entertainment litigation are many times described as having been “stripped” of this, or having been “exposed” to that. Judges can “dance” around the issues, without “revealing” their legal desires. Or they can “skip the foreplay,” and go straight to the [...]