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Alabama's New Sex Trafficking Law Could Mean Life in Prison for Trafficking Victims

Sex Trafficking Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.6.2024 11:33 AM A new law in Alabama showcases how the war on sex...

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Supreme Court Won't Stop Texas Porn Law From Taking Effect

Pornography Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.1.2024 11:55 AM The Supreme Court won't intervene to stop an anti-porn law...

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Backpage: A Blueprint for Squelching Speech

Backpage Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.29.2024 12:04 PM U.S. District Judge Diane Humetewa acquitted three former...

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Judge Acquits Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey on Most Counts

Backpage Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.25.2024 1:06 PM A federal judge has acquitted Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey...

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These States Want You To Show ID To Watch Porn Online

Sex Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the May 2024 issue The latest trend in anti-sex action is carding people to watch...

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A Cruel and Risky Abortion Ban Versus an Overreaching Interpretation of Federal Law

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.24.2024 11:34 AM How at risk must a pregnant woman be before she's allowed to get...

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TikTok Measure Passed by House Is Unconstitutional in Multiple Ways

TikTok Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.22.2024 11:30 AM Is TikTok's time finally up? On Saturday, the House of...

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New Privacy Rights Act Exempts Government and Gives More Power to the FTC

Privacy Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.17.2024 12:00 PM Data privacy talk in Congress seems kind of ironic coming just a...

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What Leaving Abortion Up to the States Really Means

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.15.2024 11:30 AM A funny thing happens when you leave abortion access up to each...

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Democrats Tank FISA Warrant Requirement

Surveillance Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.12.2024 3:02 PM A measure requiring federal agents to get a warrant before...

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Republicans Split on Whether FBI Should Be Able To Snoop Without a Warrant

FISA Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.10.2024 11:30 AM Section 702, the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...

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Study: Social Media Don't Displace In-Person Hangouts for Teens

Teenagers Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.8.2024 11:30 AM A new study strikes a blow to the idea that teenage social media...

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Defending Pornography in the Age of Safe Spaces: A Q&A With Nadine Strossen

Free Speech Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.3.2024 11:30 AM Concerns about free speech undermining the equality and...

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Defending Pornography on Feminist Grounds: A Q&A With Nadine Strossen

Pornography Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.1.2024 11:45 AM When Nadine Strossen's book Defending Pornography: Free...

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Parents Don't Want Schools to Confiscate Kids' Phones

Phones Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.27.2024 11:30 AM A majority of American parents want kids to have access to their...

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Blaming Tech for Teen Troubles

Technology Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.26.2024 4:00 PM The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood...

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The Absurd Apple Antitrust Lawsuit

Antitrust Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.25.2024 11:30 AM The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 states are suing...

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Policing 'Thinspiration' Is Harder Than Lawmakers Think

Social Media Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.20.2024 12:01 PM Whenever the subject of social media and teenagers comes up,...

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Pornhub Pulls Out of Seventh State

Pornography Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.18.2024 11:30 AM Pornhub has begun blocking visitors from Texas, where the...

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YouTube Algorithm Steers People Away From Radical Content

Algorithms Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.13.2024 11:30 AM "If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would...

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Florida Lawmakers Vote To Raise Stripping Age to 21

Strippers Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.11.2024 11:44 AM Florida celebrated International Women's Day last week by...

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Dear Government: Stop Trying To Make TikTok Bans Happen

TikTok Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.6.2024 11:30 AM Having recently watched the new Mean Girls movie, the classic "stop...

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Virginia Surrogacy Bill Doesn't Go Far Enough

Surrogacy Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.4.2024 11:30 AM Virginia is on the verge of legalizing surrogacy brokers. A bill...

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Texas Sues Pornhub for Failing to Check IDs

Pornography Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.28.2024 11:30 AM The first age verification lawsuit against a major web porn...

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Texas and Florida Want the Supreme Court To Bless Their Unconstitutional Social Media Laws

Social Media Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.26.2024 4:57 PM The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in two pivotal...

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States Try To Strip Sex From Literature in Libraries, Schools

Education Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.26.2024 11:52 AM State lawmakers are getting creative in their attempts to...

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Feds Make a Pharma Patent Grab

Economics Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the March 2024 issue The Biden administration may take redistribution to new...

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Frozen Embryos Are Now Children Under Alabama Law

Reproductive Freedom Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.21.2024 12:24 PM Frozen embryos are "children" under Alabama law, the...

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Sarah Silverman's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Is Full of Nonsense Claims

Copyright Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.19.2024 11:30 AM Is it a crime to learn something by reading a copyrighted book?...

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Kids Have First Amendment Rights Too, Federal Judge Reminds State Lawmakers

Social Media Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.14.2024 11:40 AM An Ohio law requiring that people under age 16 get parental...

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PROTECT Act Could Require Removal of All Existing Porn Online

Free Speech Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.12.2024 12:00 PM Is Congress really trying to outlaw all sex work? That's what...

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AI Versus Age-Verification Laws

Technology Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.7.2024 11:40 AM A new AI-powered web tool seems tailor-made to help teens get...

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It's Time to Retire Super Bowl 'Sex Trafficking' Stings and Myths

Sex Trafficking Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.5.2024 11:30 AM Super Bowl LVIII is fast approaching. For many Americans,...

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He Was Charged With Human Trafficking for Driving His Wife to Work

Police Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.31.2024 11:30 AM A Utah man is suing  after being implicated in a human...

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Utah Would Rather Repeal Social Media Age Check Law Than Defend It In Court

Social Media Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.29.2024 12:00 PM Rather than defend a clearly unconstitutional measure passed...

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Feds Will Try Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey for a Third Time

Free Speech Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.24.2024 12:30 PM Third time's a charm? Let's hope not. More than five and a...

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Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Sending Sexy Selfies Unless You're Married

Pornography Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.22.2024 12:00 PM An anti-porn bill in Oklahoma is so extreme that it could...

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AI Fraud Act Could Outlaw Parodies, Political Cartoons, and More 

Free Speech Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.17.2024 11:50 AM Mixing new technology and new laws is always a fraught...

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The Big Flaws in That Study Suggesting That China Manipulates TikTok Topics

TikTok Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.8.2024 10:25 AM The latest wave of fearmongering about TikTok involves a study...

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Maine's Bad Prostitution Law Could Be Coming Soon to Your State

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.3.2024 2:05 PM In 2023, Maine became the first U.S. state to partially...

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A Bad Year for Drag Queen Foes

Censorship Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.28.2023 11:49 AM This was the year Republican lawmakers went all-in on...

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Substackers Battle Over Banning Nazis

Free Speech Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.21.2023 7:30 AM Once again, we're debating about "platforming Nazis,"...

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This NRA Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications for Porn

NRA Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.15.2023 3:35 PM Strange bedfellows make for good First Amendment warriors in a case concerning guns, financial...

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What's at Stake in the Supreme Court's Abortion Pill Case

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.13.2023 4:15 PM The Supreme Court announced this morning that it would take up a...

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Ohio Vice Cop Who Got Away With Killing Sex Worker Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping Case

Police Abuse Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.13.2023 11:56 AM A former Ohio vice cop accused of demanding sex from women...

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Abortion 'Sanctuary Cities' Under Scrutiny in New Mexico Supreme Court

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Will Abortion Issues Return to the Supreme Court?

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.7.2023 12:16 PM Abortion issues are back before the Supreme Court, though it's...

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DeSantis Gets Sex Trafficking Wrong at GOP Debate

Election 2024 Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.6.2023 9:51 PM At tonight's GOP debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered...

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Judge Halts Montana's First Amendment-Violating TikTok Ban

TikTok Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.1.2023 12:24 PM A TikTok ban in Montana is likely unconstitutional, a federal...

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The Backpage Defendants Never Stood a Chance

Backpage Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.29.2023 10:02 AM Eighty-six counts of criminal activity—that's what veteran...

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