Paul Cambria
Industry Watch: Legal Eagles Assess Turbulence Across the Landscape
Halfway through 2024, and that old adult industry adage is once again confirmed: If it’s an election year in the U.S. — particularly a presidential election year — there will most certainly be a big spike in anti-porn campaigns by politicians seeking to score easy culture war “wins.”
9th Circuit Hears Arguments in Backpage.com Appeal
Attorneys for the former owners of Backpage.com and for the federal government presented arguments this morning before a three-judge Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, in the defendants' appeal of a lower court's denial to dismiss the case.
Backpage.com: New Trial Scheduled in Arizona for February
The Arizona federal judge who declared a mistrial last month in the Backpage.com case — after prosecutors repeatedly ignored her instructions not to bring up unrelated and inflammatory “child sex trafficking” insinuations in order to prejudice the jury — has ordered a new trial to begin in February 2022.
Hustler: The Legendary Life and Times of Larry Flynt
Nobody should take Larry Flynt for granted. After all, the man who was once dismissed as an underdog when he started Hustler magazine, gambled hard and smart and came out the winner — big-time.
Appeals Court Returns Ongoing Backpage Case to District Court
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling yesterday sending back the Backpage case (known as “USA vs. Larkin” after Jim Larkin, former co-owner with Mike Lacey of the adult online classifieds website) to Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California.
Sentencing of Backpage Exec Turned Key Prosecution Witness Delayed
As proceedings against Backpage.com founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin continue unraveling in California courts, the sentencing of former associate Carl Ferrer, who is now cooperating with the government as a witness against them, has been delayed until July 2020.
Industry Attorneys Weigh In on Sessions' Exit as AG
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday at the request of President Trump, ending a turbulent tenure that followed months of Trump expressing his displeasure with him.
Stormy Daniels Reveals Sordid Details in CBS '60 Minutes' Interview
Adult superstar Stormy Daniel’s CBS “60 Minutes” interview didn’t offer any bombshells tonight, but it did narrate her alleged one-time sexual relationship with President Trump before he was elected to the top elected position in the U.S.
Paul Cambria: Adult’s ‘Larger Than Life’ Freedom Fighter
There is something about Paul Cambria that completely belies any hint of sleaziness one might associate with the adult industry. It’s as though his mere presence immediately exorcises anything bad porn might represent.
Va. Prosecutor: Paul Cambria Should Be Disqualified
Prosecutor Raymond C. Robertson has filed papers seeking to disqualify 1st Amendment attorney Paul J. Cambria Jr. and two of his associates as cocounsel to defend After Hours Video against obscenity charges that were filed Nov. 1.
Paul Cambria: 2
In part one, we began our discussion with famed adult lawyer Paul Cambria. In this conclusion, we'll continue with a look at the evolution of juries, obscenity cases and beyond.
Paul Cambria: 1
Paul J. Cambria Jr. has witnessed quite a few changes in the adult entertainment industry over the years. When the famous Buffalo, N.Y.- based attorney (who is a senior partner in the firm of Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury & Cambria, LLP) first met longtime client Larry Flynt in the 1970s, there was no such thing as the adult Internet or adult webmasters.
Live Webcast: AFF’s Paul Cambria Testifies Before Senate
WASHINGTON — Paul Cambria, general counsel for the Adult Freedom Foundation, will testify today before a U.S. Senate hearing on “Internet Pornography.”