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Federal Prosecutors “Lied” in Iran Sanctions Case, the Latest Example of Prosecutorial Misconduct at DOJ

Stephen Lemons/March 8, 2021 /Leave a comment

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) — which covers Manhattan and is arguably the most prestigious prosecutor’s office in the nation — recently got caught with its britches down, first trying to “bury” exculpatory…

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First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, News, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

Ninth Circuit Sets Date in Lacey/Larkin Bid to Boot Judge (w/Update)

Stephen Lemons/January 26, 2021February 17, 2021 /Leave a comment

Update 2/13/2021: Please note, on February 12, Judge Brnovich reset the start date of the trial for August 23, 2021 due to COVID concerns. UPDATE 2/5/2021: On February 2, one week after the post below, the Ninth Circuit issued a…

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Backpage, First Amendment, News, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

Prosecutors in Lacey/Larkin Case Jump the Shark in Their Most Obnoxious Pre-Trial Motion To Date

Stephen Lemons/May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 /Leave a comment

Federal prosecutors in the Lacey/Larkin case seem eager to prove the infamous boast once uttered in Errol Morris’ classic, 1988 documentary on the perversion of justice, The Thin Blue Line, that the true test of a prosecutor is being able to…

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Backpage, First Amendment, News, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

Lacey/Larkin Judge Tosses Motion Alleging Feds Poisoned Grand Jury Proceedings

Stephen Lemons/January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 /Leave a comment

Last week, on Jan. 9, federal Judge Susan Brnovich in Phoenix spiked a defense motion in the Lacey and Larkin case that accused attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department of having “grossly abused the grand jury process” by misleading jurors…

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           Required Reading

  1. Judge Declares Mistrial in Lacey/Larkin Case,Front Page Confidential, 9/14/21
  2. Backpage’s Victories in Federal and State Courts, FPC, July 11, 2022
  3. Lawyers, Guns, and Money (And to Hell with Free Speech), Michael Lacey’s column about the FBI raid on his home, FPC, 11/5/18
  4. The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com’s Founders Speak for the First Time., Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason, 8/21/18.
  5. The War on Backpage.com Is a War on Sex Workers, 38-minute Reason documentary, 6/26/19.
  6. Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner’s decision in Backpage v. Dart,11/30/15
  7. Inside Backpage’s Vicious Battle With the Feds, Christine Biederman, WIRED cover story, 6/18/19.
  8. Feds Bungled Preservation of Server Evidence in U.S. v. Lacey and Larkin, Front Page Confidential, 10/8/2019.
  9. Real Men Get Their Facts Straight, The Village Voice, 6/29/11.
  10. How John and Cindy McCain Came to Hate Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, Front Page Confidential, 9/17/18.

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