By: Andy Powell, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — Adult Industry News NEW YORK, NY — (July 8, 2025) — In a major legal blow to the adult retail sector, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld New York City's aggressive zoning laws targeting adult entertainment businesses. The ruling affirms that municipalities can [...]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — (11-15-24) — U.S. Appeals Court for the Indiana has upheld the state's law banning the use of puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children under the age of 18. On Wednesday, the 2-1 decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — (08-20-23) — Last Thursday the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the LGBTQ community a victory when it refused to allow Idaho to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on transgender women and girls from participating in female sports leagues, saying the measure is likely unconstitutional. The Court delivered a victory for LGBTQ [...]
DENVER, CO — (07-31-21) — A Colorado based homophobic web designer lost her challenge to Colorado's anti-discrimination law last week in a suit she filed against the state because she didn't want to design wedding websites for gay couples. Last Monday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled 2 – 1 the [...]
NEW ORLEANS, LA — (01-29-20) — A federal appeals court voted on Wednesday against rehearing an Obamacare legal challenge, after a three-judge panel struck down along party lines, the healthcare law's individual mandate. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 8-6 on Wednesday, against rehearing the case, after one of the judges asked for a [...]