On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned convicted Silk Road founder, Ross Ulbricht. Will Trump consider the unjust plight of the #Backpage3?| Front Page Confidential
Editor’s Note: Jim Larkin died in tragic circumstances on July 31, 2023, one week before the second Backpage trial was scheduled to begin. He was 74. For more, please see: “Jim Larkin R.I.P.“ Front Page Confidential provides news, commentary, and... Continue reading| 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
In a 2016 election-year stunt, then-Cali Attorney General Kamala Harris falsely arrested ex-Backpage owners Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin.| Front Page Confidential
Michael Lacey's sentencing in the Backpage case is delayed till Aug. 27. Prosecutors want him sentenced for crimes he's not been charged with.| 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
On Monday, federal Judge Diane Humetewa set a sentencing date for journalist Michael Lacey and two former execs in the Backpage travesty.| Front Page Confidential
This morning, Judge Humetewa set a tentative date for the retrial of journalist Michael Lacey on 84 hung counts from the Backpage trial.| Front Page Confidential
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Arizona has informed Judge Humetewa that it will retry veteran journalist Michael Lacey on 84 hung counts.| Front Page Confidential
Will the DOJ retry Michael Lacey on 84 counts? Former AZ State Bar Prez Michael Piccarreta weighs in on what's to come in the Backpage case.| Front Page Confidential
Jury still out in the Backpage trial. Meanwhile, the government makes a last-minute disclosure, and a defense attorney moves for dismissal.| Front Page Confidential
After the prosecution rested its case Oct. 20, defense attorneys in the Backpage trial moved for acquittal.| Front Page Confidential