A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court’s ruling over the city of Los Angeles' attempts to prohibit adult bookstores from operating in the same building as video arcades.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department must file an answer to an appeal filed by convicted porn spammers Jeffrey A. Kilbride and James R. Schaffer by Nov. 13, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
In a ruling of particular interest to web businesses, eBay Inc. has won a trademark infringement case in federal court against an online retailer with a similar name.
The two spammers convicted in June of conspiracy, money laundering, fraud and transportation of obscene materials have appealed their cases to a federal appeals court.
In a court ruling of enormous proportions, a federal appeals court has sided with San Diego County over an ordinance regulating the operation of adult entertainment businesses and requiring them to move to industrial zones.
Oregon Entertainment Corp., owners of Fantasy Adult Video in Beaverton, Ore., lost its appeal to keep the store open around the clock when the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of appeals upheld a March 2005 ruling in favor of the city of Beaverton.