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Former President Donald Trump was dealt a pair of legal blows Thursday in litigation looking to lessen the existing severity of his ongoing hush money trial involving AVN Hall of Famer Stormy Daniels. Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a conspiracy to silence Daniels from speaking out about their 2006 affair.

In an amicus curiae brief submitted yesterday, the Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Electronic Frontier Foundation urged the Supreme Court to hear an appeal and ultimately reverse a lower court’s ruling on Texas’ HB 1181, saying that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, “if left standing, would impermissively burden free speech online.”

The Republican-run state government of Florida is stepping up efforts to redefine legal and policy terminology in a campaign to censor free speech concerning sexuality.

“New York City’s eviction court – the venue of a landmark same-sex relationship decision long before Obergefell v Hodges – is now the source of a legal opinion that comes down clearly on the side of polyamorous unions. The decision came in the case of West 49th St., LLC v. O’Neill, decided by New York Civil Court Judge Karen May Bacdayan, concluded that polyamorous relationships are entitled to the same sort of legal protection given to two-person relationships.” 

LOS ANGELES — A controversial California federal judge ruled on Friday against Visa’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit alleging it “conspired” with MindGeek to profit from CSAM.

The Utah State Board of Education has approved official guidelines for how to ban books and other material from school libraries, amidst a moral panic stoked by religiously inspired activists seeking to cleanse education of “pornography.”

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The Independence day of America is cursed this year. Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III, 22, has been arrested for the possible killing of 6 people in 41 at Westleigh Road in Lake Forest after being spotted by North Chicago police. The 4 July parade has 6 people dead after the wild shooting and dozens injured as well.

Federal legislation introduced this month could offer not just clarity, but also a legal remedy for survivors of stealthing. One bill introduced last month would explicitly name stealthing as a form of sexual violence and create a legal pathway for victims to sue perpetrators for damages and relief.

In May, she announced she would like to run for the provincial election as a Liberal. Seems like a perfect fit – a highly intelligent, passionate, and experienced woman who has served the community for years. However, the Ontario Liberals were not so liberal, which shows you how thick judgement runs toward sex workers. According to Northern Ontario News, they rejected Sayers on an excuse that she used her social media “too often.” Bogus! Even more bogus… wait until you hear who did get the bid.