DOJ in conflict-of-interest over obscene videos

SirMoby · 2007-03-16, 03:07 PM

I read that early as well and laughed out loud.

tickler · 2007-03-17, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SirMoby

I read that early as well and laughed out loud.

Not-A-Lawyer, But, wait till the FSC lawyers start smelling blood with it.

- How can DOJ legitimately argue that the videos(pretty nasty) violate Arizona's community standards for obscenity, if they are selling them also

- "FBI agents perpetrating a sting operation based in Virginia" --- So much for interstate/postal transport stings.

- By the DOJ/government bringing these nasty videos into other jurisdictions, they would appear to have compromised the "community standrards" definitions that they were trying to use from those jurisdictions.

virgohippy · 2007-03-17, 04:27 PM

"Hertzberg's motion takes that concept a step further, arguing that under the law, because of Castle's sales of the material, the Justice Department is legally barred ("estopped") from claiming at trial that the four features violated community standards."

Think this will slow down the DOJ a bit, knowing they can't abuse the "community standards" line as easily?

2007-03-17, 04:27 PM	#3
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	"Hertzberg's motion takes that concept a step further, arguing that under the law, because of Castle's sales of the material, the Justice Department is legally barred ("estopped") from claiming at trial that the four features violated community standards." Think this will slow down the DOJ a bit, knowing they can't abuse the "community standards" line as easily? __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.

2007-03-16, 03:07 PM	#1
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	I read that early as well and laughed out loud.