Congress and the federal courts have long adhered to the premise that child pornography websites cause “significant social harm.” The U.S. Supreme Court in 1982 said that the use of children in the production of child pornography was a “serious…
Author: John Floyd
2017
Category: Constitutional Law | Corruption | Government
By: Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers John T Floyd and Christopher Choate
Between March 19, and August 19, 2016, longtime Republican political operative Paul Manafort played a significant role in the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, including being named campaign manager…
2017
Category: Prosecutorial Misconduct | Violent Crimes | Weapon Crimes
Two and one-half years after the bloody shootout between rival biker gangs at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015 is no closer to resolution today than it was in 2015. As this blog is being…
2017
Category: Corruption | Criminal Justice Reform
Men in positions of power and official authority who use those positions to sexually harass women or extort sex from them must be held legally accountable for their misconduct. This is especially so for the police sworn to protect and…
2017
Category: Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes Against Children
Robert Mapplethorpe was a well-known, albeit controversial, American photographer who is renowned for his ”stylized black and white photography,” including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes and a controversial series documenting the underground BDSM scene in New York City. One…
2017
Category: Prosecutorial Misconduct | Sex Crimes | Sex Crimes Against Children
Some prosecutors, at both the state and federal level, find it almost irresistible to engage in misconduct when prosecuting child sexual abuse cases. Those rogue prosecutors, who have no scruples about the rule of law, might argue that the end…
2017
Category: Sex Crimes Against Children | Sexual Abuse
According to by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the state of Texas has a “plague” in its school system—improper relationships between educators and students. Reportedly, this plague has been spreading since 2010.
In a January 2015 article, the Washington Post reported…
2017
Category: Criminal Justice Reform
U.S. Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions says America is embroiled in a “multi-front battle” against violent crime, vicious gangs, an opioid epidemic, and threats from terrorism. He blames an erosion of the family, discipline, and respect for the rule of…
2017
Category: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
With a population of less than 21,000 people, Worth County, Georgia is hardly a speck on the nation’s map. But, thanks to Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby, the county finds itself at the center of a major legal controversy after…
2017
Category: Sex Crimes | Sex Trafficking
Prostitution has been called the world’s oldest profession. As it does with everything, time has sown changes in the sex industry.
While many sex workers still walk the streets, many now conduct their business out of massage parlors.…