The reality of veteran newspaperman Jim Larkin’s untimely demise on July 31 at age 74 has begun to sink in, with remembrances, articles, and commentary appearing on social media and legacy media alike. His death came close to the start…
MICHAEL LACEY, AUGUST 5, 2023: Jim Larkin’s passing has torn at my heart. His suicide on July 31, 2023, is incomprehensible. I knew him for over 40 years as we pursued stories across America, literally from sea to shining sea….
During a marathon six-hour pre-trial hearing in Phoenix’s federal court on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa ruled that the defense in the Backpage case can argue the adult-themed ads that appeared on the classified listings site were, in…
The following report contains opinion and analysis that is the author’s alone. In an order issued on Monday, July 24, federal Judge Diane Humetewa in Phoenix granted prosecutors significant wins on a series of motions affecting the retrial of veteran…
On July 7, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit shot down a constitutional challenge to one of the most dangerous laws passed by Congress in recent memory: the 2018 Fight Online Sex…
On July 4, U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty, Chief Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, issued an order blocking various entities of the federal government from harassing social media sites into censoring content. This has caused consternation…
With about a month to go before jury selection is set to begin in the retrial of veteran journalists Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, defense attorneys have filed a new motion arguing that a June 23 decision by the U.S….
Is the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona getting legal advice from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un? Forgive the jest, but on Thursday, prosecutors in the August 8 retrial of veteran newspapermen Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin filed nine pretrial…
On Thursday in Phoenix, U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa denied a defense motion asking her to dismiss the five-year-old criminal case against veteran newspapermen Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin. The ruling clears the path for an August 8 retrial…
Award-winning editor, journalist, and publisher Michael Lacey walked with a bit more swagger than usual on Monday as he exited the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix. Lacey’s left leg was less encumbered, you see. On Monday, U.S….
