Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart when discussing obscenity once opined “I know it when I see it”. Although that never became the legal standard and rightfully so, for most of the people it served as a good basis for their…
Last month a client of ours was called in front of a Special Magistrate for the Town of Dania to answer charges involving code violations. That client, of course, was an adult entertainment establishment and the purpose of the proceeding…
Well, the 2006 Congressional elections are over and for those of you who believe in First Amendment freedoms, adult entertainment freedoms, and in all honestly the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, last month’s victory by the Democrats could not…
If you are one the thirty-two percent of the American people that still believe in and trust George W. Bush, then we hate to inform you that Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda have won. Should you not be one…
In August, Daniel Aaronson was asked to speak in Las Vegas at the Gentlemen’s Club Exposition. He was part of a panel that included five other First Amendment attorneys from across the country. The presentation by the panel was done…
In 2001, the City of Dania Beach passed an Ordinance requiring adult establishments to operate exclusively in their marine district. The Ordinance gave the adult establishments three years to move from that 2001 date. The three year time limit came…
For the last several years, we have blamed the conservative media, if not for the active role in taking away your rights, at least for its passive acquiescence to this government’s agenda. Well, we were wrong. It’s not the conservative…
Last month the airways were filled with right wing conservatives with veins popping out of their neck, clamoring for the prosecution of the New York Times for leaking classified information. They were up in arms over an article in…
The City of Miami Beach has a unique take on adult entertainment. Their Code provides that having just one piece of adult material on the premises makes the location an adult book and video store. Yet, the City has…
Most of the articles that we write deal with freedom of expression or freedom of the press. Sometimes, especially over the last couple of years, are articles have focused on the war in Iraq and how and why our…