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Sealed memos fought over in federal court last week show authorities have known for years that claims about Backpage were bogus.| Reason.com
Federal prosecutors in Arizona filed a "superseding indictment" in the Backpage case, reiterating their presumption of guilt on the part of the defendants.| Front Page Confidential
A new study of "sex trafficking" in Hawaii, co-authored by ASU professor Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, contains zero evidence of sex trafficking.| Front Page Confidential
Did John and Cindy McCain have a score to settle with the two co-founders of a scrappy Phoenix weekly who got under their skin for decades?| Front Page Confidential
Jim Larkin R.I.P. | Front Page Confidential
Prosecutorial misconduct in the Lacey/Larkin case drove Judge Susan Brnovich to declare a mistrial on Tuesday.| Front Page Confidential
Before its takedown in 2018, Backpage won several victories in federal and state courts based on the First Amendment and Section 230.| Front Page Confidential
During a May 13 hearing in Phoenix's federal court, a judgw rescheduled journalist Michael Lacey's sentencing date to July 9.| Front Page Confidential
On Tuesday, a federal judge acquitted journalist Michael Lacey on 50 of the 84 counts on which his 2024 jury returned no verdict.| Front Page Confidential
Backpage jury finds newspaperman Michael Lacey guilty on one count, two execs guilty on many counts, and two worker bees not guilty on all.| Front Page Confidential
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