Adult

Fresno City Hall Tried to Block an Adult Store. But Hustler Pushed Back and Won

Hustler Hollywood’s plans to develop a boutique to sell merchandise and materials carrying the adult magazine’s brand are back on track after a settlement of the company’s federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Fresno. The city agreed to pay $15,000 to Hustler Hollywood for the company’s attorney fees. The two sides reached the settlement in U.S. District Court on the company’s plans …


Phoenix Domestic-Violence Shelter Files Lawsuit Against Backpage

After two years of intense scrutiny from the U.S. Senate and elsewhere, online ad-posting site Backpage.com announced that it is shuttering its adult services section, which was repeatedly accused by critics of facilitating child prostitution and human trafficking. USA TODAY The lawsuit takes aim at Backpage, an online marketplace born from the back page of classifieds in alternative weekly …


Lawsuit Wants Gov. Cuomo, Acting OPWDD Commissioner to Expand Residential Living Opportunities for Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Currently, more than 11,000 individuals with development disabilities statewide have requested and are awaiting placement by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in an appropriate supported community residential opportunity. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 2,000 eligible individuals alone in Western New York and their families and caregivers. …