Government lawyers claim defense attorneys should never see their instructions to the grand jury in the Lacey/Larkin case.| Front Page Confidential
Overruling prosecutors' objections in the Lacey/Larkin case, a federal judge granted a defense motion, rescheduling the first day of trial for August 17.| Front Page Confidential
A federal judge denied a defense motion in the Lacey/Larkin case to dismiss for failure to properly charge the defendants under the U.S. Travel Act.| 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
Federal Judge Susan Brnovich denied a prosecutors' motion to sanction defendants Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin over a WIRED piece quoting two DOJ memos.| Front Page Confidential
Prosecutor exposed Lacey/Larkin jury to X-rated pics and accused defendants of crimes they did not commit, causing call for mistrial.| Front Page Confidential
Attorneys for #Backpage3 defendant Scott Spear, filed an emergency motion with the court, claiming CoreCivic is denying Spear vital meds.| Front Page Confidential
Journalist and First Amendment advocate Michael Lacey was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his onetime co-ownership of Backpage.com.| Front Page Confidential
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The prosecution's rebuttal in the Backpage trial cast a net of guilt so wide it could encompass millions of people.| Front Page Confidential
The government seized nearly all assets of Lacey, Larkin, and two others in the Backpage case. And what the government took, it wants to keep.| Front Page Confidential
Throw the first stone? Backpage prosecutor Austin Berry sure would. Meanwhile, defense counsel Joy Bertrand gives brilliant closing statement.| Front Page Confidential
Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco testifies for the defense in the Backpage trial; prosecution witness Dan Hyer explains the origins of Backpage.| Front Page Confidential
After the prosecution rested its case Oct. 20, defense attorneys in the Backpage trial moved for acquittal.| Front Page Confidential