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Historic Victory for Free Speech and the Adult Industry
Unbelievable, but today a U.S. circuit court in Cincinnati overturned the government’s 2257 statute that was designed to create havoc in the adult industry and eventually shut down all such entertainment on the technical grounds of record-keeping (along with consequent harassment) in the name of preventing child pornography.
The court ruled that 2257 was "overbroad" and "unconstitutional" based on the First Amendment and declared a summary judgment for the plaintiffs, a now-defunct swingers magazine published by a firm named Connection (also defunct). The plaintiffs first filed suit in 1995 and doggedly hung in there for 12 years.
The ruling applies only to the jurisdiction of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, but it sets a precedent that will enable others in the adult industry to aggressively pursue their freedoms.
For all of us who cherish free speech (and enjoy our porn, by the way), this is a great day.
Hats off to those courageous individuals who fought this battle for so many years. It must have cost them dearly both emotionally and financially, but truth will out.
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