(Juab County, UT) — A California woman is facing charges after allegedly causing a deadly crash on a Juab County freeway while watching pornography. Christine Chao is charged with second-degree felony text messaging or email automobile homicide. Prosecutors say Chao was watching pornography while driving at the time of the […]
A teacher at Delta Middle School has been charged with allegedly sexually abusing one of her former students. According to KUTV, “Malori Nielson, age 28, was charged Monday with rape, a first-degree felony; and distribution of pornography by an adult, a third-degree felony.” The alleged victim was a student of […]
(Washington, DC) — A Texas law that forces adult entertainment websites to verify the age of its users will go before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case has possible implications for Utah which has a similar law. Opponents to the law say it violates free speech. Texas passed its legislation […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s law requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of users is still in force after a federal judge threw out a lawsuit challenging it. U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart on Tuesday dismissed the suit brought by an adult entertainment industry trade group. In […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A trade group representing the adult entertainment industry is suing Utah over the state’s new age-verification law. The California-based Free Speech Coalition filed suit in federal court on Wednesday, arguing that the law violates the First and 14th amendments to the Constitution by infringing the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is a step closer to requiring all cellphones and tablets sold in the state to automatically block pornography. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a measure Tuesday that critics call a significant intrusion of free speech. Cox has said the bill would send an “important […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says a bill that would mandate pornography filters on every device sold in the state would send an important message about keeping explicit online content away from kids. Cox didn’t say whether he would sign the bill at a Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have voted to require every cellphone and tablet sold in the state automatically block pornography. The proposal is the conservative state’s most recent move targeting online porn. Critics call it an intrusion on free speech. Supporters argue it’s a critical step to help […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has narrowly approved a bill that would require new online devices sold in the state to automatically activate protections against accessing adult content. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the measure that passed by a single vote Thursday would require every new […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some adult entertainment websites have started to comply with a new Utah law requiring warning labels on pornographic material online. KSTU-TV reports the websites Pornhub, XTube and RedTube attached an opt-in notification for visitors stating that Utah believes pornographic materials can be harmful if viewed […]
