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Backpage, Censorship, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, News, Opinion/Analysis, Section 230, Sex Work, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

Ex-Backpage Owner Carl Ferrer Sings for Prosecution, Defense Undercuts His Testimony

Stephen Lemons/September 13, 2023September 14, 2023 /Leave a comment

Note: the following expresses the opinions of Stephen Lemons and no one else. On Tuesday, Sept. 12 in Phoenix’s federal court, Carl Ferrer, the government’s lead witness in the Backpage trial, followed the prosecution’s playbook to a T, testifying that…

image of Donald Trump holding a microphone in his left hand and gesturing with the other. A primitively rendered snowman's head and scarf are superimposed where the president's head and red tie would be.

First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Media, News

It’s a Wonderful Parody: SNL’s Trump Skits Are Approved by the First Amendment

Stephen Lemons/December 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

One of the best things about having Donald Trump in the White House is that you never have to guess when he’s angry. And he’s angry a lot. Take this past Sunday morning, when indulged in a presidential airing of…

A portion of the mock Campari ad depicting televangelist Jerry Falwell opening up about his "first time" (in an outhouse, with his mother)

Censorship, First Amendment, Required Reading

Give Thanks for First Amendment Warrior Larry Flynt

Stephen Lemons/November 23, 2017February 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

Since the early 1970s, Larry Flynt has fought an assortment of battles against extremist feminists, far-right religious nuts, and hypocritical cops and politicians to publish Hustler, his crude, blue-collar answer to more “mainstream” adult fare such as Playboy and Penthouse….