First Amendment Slugfest Breaks Out in Lacey/Larkin Case
During the final pre-trial hearing in the Lacey/Larkin case, Paul Cambria landed George Foreman-style blows on behalf of the First Amendment.| Front Page Confidential
During the final pre-trial hearing in the Lacey/Larkin case, Paul Cambria landed George Foreman-style blows on behalf of the First Amendment.| Front Page Confidential
At the latest evidentiary hearing in the Lacey/Larkin case, a defense expert testified that the feds had "irretrievably broken" Backpage's computer system.| Front Page Confidential
Entrepreneur, journalist, and First Amendment warrior James Larkin has died, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in| Reason.com
In a sentencing memo filed Monday, the government slandered journalist Michael Lacey, asking the judge to sentence him to 20 years in prison.| Front Page Confidential
In New York, Reason previews its new Backpage doc, featuring interviews with the late Jim Larkin and his fellow newspaperman, Michael Lacey.| 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
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
Mens rea refers to criminal intent. The literal translation from Latin is "guilty mind." The plural of mens rea is mentes reae. Mens rea is the state of mind statutorily required in order to convict a particular defendant of a particular crime. Establishing the mens rea of an offender, in addition to the actus reus (physical elements of the crime) is usually necessary to prove guilt in a criminal trial. The prosecution typically must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant...| LII / Legal Information Institute
(a) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, with intent to—| LII / Legal Information Institute
47 U.S.C. § 230 The Internet allows people everywhere to connect, share ideas, and advocate for change without needing immense resources or technical expertise. Our unprecedented ability to communicate online—on blogs, social media platforms, and educational and cultural platforms like Wikipedia and the Internet Archive—is not an accident. Congress recognized that for user speech to thrive on the Internet, it had to protect the services that power users’ speech. That’s why the U.S....| Electronic Frontier Foundation
