Two federal, appellate opinions concerning adult entertainment were issued this week. From the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, there is Forty One News, Inc. v. County of Lake. Long story short: 41 News, an adult book and video store, sued the county under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983, challenging the county’s adult use ordinance on federal [...]
Cockfighting …
June 23, 2007 By Leave a Comment
… is sport in Louisiana. But “[t]oday, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill to ban any gambling at cockfights, dealing a blow to cockfighting enthusiasts who attend the fights both for the bloodletting and the wagering,” as reported here by Media Newswire. Don’t start counting eggs just yet, though. Some House members believe [...]
Did I just do that?
June 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This is great. Lawyers are frequently — and rightfully — bashed for writing (and even speaking, iiik) in legalese. (There’s a ban on legalese at this firm.) Too bad the movement to quash legalese has not spread more quickly through the Legal World. It’d prevent tragedies like this one, reported by the NY Times here, [...]
Sticks & Stones
June 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
In Indiana, “a judge has fined the owners of a southern Indiana adult bookstore and lounge $30,000 for violating a county ordinance limiting the operation of a sexually oriented business,” reports TheIndyChannel here. You can read the judge’s order here. Farther to the west, “a judge ordered the owner of a nude dance club to [...]
Strike one — you’re out!
June 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
“Baseball fans may have to trade beer suds for soda pop this summer after the state says it found questionable practices involving alcoholic beverage licensing. All of the United League Baseball (UBL) teams in Texas, including the Harlingen WhiteWings and Edinburg Coyotes, will likely lose their alcoholic beverage licenses in the next several days in [...]
An Adult Entertainment District
June 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
“Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on Monday proposed the creation of an adult-entertainment district in the Flats to house up to three strip clubs, possibly including Larry Flynt‘s Hustler Club,” reports The Plain Dealer here. The district would help the adult businesses. For example: Currently, city law requires strip clubs to be no closer than 1,000 [...]
Bail bonding companies: do they get one call?
June 9, 2007 By 1 Comment
I love bail bonding cases. Having represented several bounty hunters and bail bondspersons over the years, I can tell you that they are their own breed of cat. (Did you think I’d say “dog”?) The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided this case yesterday. It concerns two bail bondsmen who challenged a Texas statute which [...]
The F Bomb
June 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
If you’re the sensitive-type, put on your blinders … “Take a guess what they sell at http://www.fuckingmachines.com/. Or just go to the site,” begins this article by Jeffrey C. Billman of the Orlando Weekly. The article features an Orlando attorney, Marc Randazza (who also happens to be a good friend) and his client’s plight to [...]
The FCC is bleep’n wrong
June 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
As The Hollywood Reporter reports here, “The federal appeals court in New York on Monday tossed out a key FCC indecency ruling that said a slip of the tongue gets broadcasters a fine for indecency, telling the commission that it failed to give a good reason for its decision and couldn’t likely find a good [...]
Aggrevated Stocking
June 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
“Cam I bookstore has 48 hours from Thursday’s ruling to close at 8209 Preston Highway. The city said the store is too close to a church and homes[,]” reports Kentucky’s Courier-Journal here. This apparently is a “percentage case,” which is one where the store stocks (or attempts to stock) less than 25% adult merchandise and, [...]
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