"Buttman’s" porn obscenity trial: Why it matters
Salon
…Is aggressively going after Buttman going to make one of the few profitable industries left in America go away? Of course not. Even a nation founded by Puritans can never tamp down its indomitable desire to get off. But it will be interesting to see what the Obama administration does once these carryover cases from the Bush era are wrapped up. Last year, the Justice Department’s move of a porn trial from Montana to New Jersey suggested a quiet push toward more free speech-friendly venues.
