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Wise Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Los Angeles, California, has recused himself from an obscenity trial after sexually explicit photographs on his own Web site became public. The judge was presiding over a federal case against Los Angeles film maker Ira Isaacs, who is accused of selling and distributing obscene films involving bestiality and defecation, when a newspaper...
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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
The controversy surrounding Chief Judge Alex Kozinski is rapidly dissipating -- and with good reason. He has recused himself from the Ira Isaacs obscenity trial, and he's called for an investigation of any potential misconduct on his part. So, to quote his website , "Ain't nothin' here. Y'all best be movin' on, compadre." We've read a ton of coverage of L'Affaire Kozinski (so you don't have to). Here...
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Women's Space/The Margins (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Now here is a dude. Ronald Reagan appointee Alex Kozinski, Chief Justice of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, has been presiding over the criminal obscenity trial of Ira Isaacs, who insists with a straight face that his hardcore bestiality and defecation porn, in which he sometimes “stars”, is “art.” Kozinski is a conservative Republican but [...]
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John Clark Pro Se Blog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Appellate judges in the United States occasionally hear criminal cases at the District Court level when they have free time on their calendar, and by chance Chief Justice of the Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski was randomly given United States vs. Ira Isaacs, a pornography case which will be based on Miller vs. California (1973), which deals with local community standards. Isaacs is accused of selling...
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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Too... much.... information. Yes, we're talking about the controversy over Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, who's presiding over the Ira Isaacs obscenity trial in Los Angeles, and who maintained his own personal website with sexual images. This controversy is "TMI" in more ways than one. There has been such a torrent of news and legal blog coverage that we're still getting up to speed....
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CrimProf Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
What violates community obscenity standards in the nation's reputed pornography capital? Federal prosecutors think they have a case. Ira Isaacs readily admits he produced and sold movies depicting bestiality and sexual activity involving feces and urine. The judge warned potential...
