The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) issued licenses for adult stores in 1986, and renewed them annually until 1997 when they were suspended without warning or notice. Larry Flynt's company...
The 1982 Atlanta Newsstand Confiscations involved the arrest and prosecution of Larry Flynt for distributing his magazine, Hustler, which contained images of nudity and explicit language. These...
The year was 1992. The place was Columbia, South Carolina. A student group at the University of South Carolina invited Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt to talk about censorship. Local...
The Hustler Live Show Shutdowns: An Analysis of Decency Laws, Local Authorities, and Performers' Rights
In the 1990s and early 2000s, several Hustler-branded live shows and performances across the...
In 1993, a police raid at an adult bookstore in New Jersey resulted in the seizure of several Hustler magazines and other adult materials that were deemed to be illegal under local obscenity laws....
In 2003, Oklahoma's Attorney General was determined to enforce its obscenity laws against magazines containing explicit depictions of sex. After several months of investigation, he focused his...
The US government passed the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in 1996, which aimed at restricting indecent material online. This law had a significant impact on the adult entertainment industry,...
Flynt's expansion into adult nightclubs, branded as Hustler Clubs, brought additional legal challenges. Several clubs faced zoning battles, community protests, and law enforcement raids alleging...
On March 6th, 1983, Larry Flynt faced one of his most infamous obscenity trials in Georgia, where local authorities charged him for distributing Hustler issues deemed “obscene” under state law. At...
The Minor Exposure Lawsuit (1991)
In 1991, a parent sued Hustler alleging the magazine had been distributed to minors at a convenience store, claiming it contributed to their exposure to “harmful...