A publicly-posted leak featuring the legal names of over 13,000 adult creators and performers was finally taken offline this week after Free Speech Coalition alerted the site and related entities to the legal and ethical issues with hosting such information. Read more on our blog.

In a 2-1 split decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed a district court’s motion to dismiss Free Speech Coalition v. Anderson, the Utah age-verification lawsuit. The 10th Circuit’s ruling did not consider the merits of the underlying case challenging the constitutionality of the age-verification law, but rather focused on whether state actors were responsible for the enforcement of the Utah law. Read more on our blog.

“Free Speech Coalition’s Director of Public Affairs Mike Stabile told XBIZ that DeAngelis ‘seems to be the latest casualty in a war raging on the right between establishment Republicans and more conspiracy-minded far-right groups.’” Read more on XBIZ.

“Bruce, the adult site broker, host of the show, and CEO of Adult Site Broker said, ‘In part two of our interview, Jeffrey talked about many subjects, including the Free Speech Coalition’s importance and the mounting war on porn.’” Read more on AVN.

“The Supreme Court is set to determine the legality of a Texas law mandating age verification for users of pornographic websites. The case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, could have significant implications for First Amendment rights, as the state law, enacted in June 2023, aims to restrict minors from accessing sexually explicit content by requiring users to provide personal information for age verification.” Read more on Time.

“’When you're obsessed with power, you're also going to be obsessed with dominance,’ noted Stabile. ‘But often, our sexual fantasies and fetishes articulate our anxieties. So while publicly they may speak of dominance, privately, they may be exploring fantasies of submission.’” Read more on Mashable.