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Censorship, Cindy McCain, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, John McCain, Kamala Harris, News, Required Reading, Section 230, U.S. DOJ, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

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MAJOR POINTS Michael Lacey, Jim Larkin and four codefendants currently face 100 counts including the following: facilitating misdemeanor state prostitution offenses in violation of the U.S. Travel Act; money laundering; conspiracy to commit money laundering; and conspiracy to facilitate misdemeanor…

Black and white photo of Lacey and Larkin.
Backpage, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, News, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

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In an exhaustive, 8,000 word feature for the July/August issue of WIRED, investigative reporter Christine Biederman profiles former Backpage owners and veteran newspapermen Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, explaining the First Amendment implications of their prosecution by the U.S. Department…

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Haunted by Twitter, Part 1: Disney fires Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn after Daily Caller unearths “offensive” decade-old tweets Haunted by Twitter, Part 2: Actress Selma Blair comes to Gunn’s defense, publicizing a Change.org petition asking that Disney rehire him Vacation…