Over several hours last week and this, seven men and five women on a federal jury have watched some of the most extreme pornography commercially available today. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - A panel of jurors saw an extreme hard-core pornographic movie today and is expected to see many more as it weighs whether a California porn producer, who uses the name Max Hardcore, has violated criminal obscenity laws. Today, U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew decided federal prosecutors can show excerpts of the movies as they put on their case. Defense lawyers for Max Hardcore, whose real name is Paul F. Little, argued that jurors need to see the entirety of the movies because the repetition of the acts is a necessary component. ...more

May 29, 2008