First Amendment

The following contains the analysis and opinions of the author. The author does not speak for the defendants in the Backpage appeal. Briefs seeking to overturn the convictions of three ex-owners of the erstwhile classified listings giant, Backpage.com, describe a…

The following contains the analysis and opinions of the author. The author does not speak for the Backpage defendants. On Thursday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted journalist Michael Lacey’s release from prison pending the outcome of his…

Within the Barred Bunker We watched our friends grow up together And we saw them as they fell Some of them fell into heaven Some of them fell into hell — “A Rainy Night in Soho,” The Pogues I went…