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…
The following contains the analysis and opinions of the author and no one else. The author does not speak for the Backpage defendants. The more Democrats and Republicans bash libertarians, the more convinced I am that the bash-ees are the…
The following contains the analysis and opinions of the author and no one else. The author does not speak for the Backpage defendants. In motions filed earlier this month at the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Backpage 3…
The following contains the analysis and opinions of the author and no one else. On Wednesday, in a brutal day for the First Amendment, a federal judge in Phoenix sentenced journalist Michael Lacey to 5 years in prison and imposed…
Note: This analysis is that of the author and no one else. Not content with the suicide last year of his longtime business partner and co-defendant Jim Larkin, prosecutors seek to consign famed journalist and editor Michael Lacey and his…
The following represents the opinion of the author and no one else. Government attorneys in the Backpage case previously signaled their intention to retry veteran newspaperman Michael Lacey on outstanding counts against him, asking for and getting a tentative trial…
The following opinion/analysis reflects the views of the author and no one else. UPDATE April 27, 2024: On April 26, the court issued a correction to its previous orders of acquittal. This changed the number of acquittals for Lacey to…
UPDATE April 18, 2024: Judge Humetewa has pushed back the sentencing date for the three Backpage defendants. Journalist Michael Lacey will be sentenced June 17, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. John Brunst will be sentenced the same day at 9:30 a.m….
In a brief status conference on Monday morning in federal court in Phoenix, U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa scheduled August 6 as the start date for the retrial of journalist Michael Lacey on 84 hung counts from last year’s…
The following opinion/analysis reflects the views of the author and no one else. On Tues., Jan. 23, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix informed federal Judge Diane Humetewa of its intention to retry veteran journalist Michael Lacey on 84 counts,…
