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Co-founder’s suicide delays prostitution trial of Backpage executives

Previous trial of executives at now-closed website ended in mistrial

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Backpage Founder, Alt-Weekly Entrepreneur, and Free Speech Warrior James Larkin Has Died

Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage.

Reason · Aug 2, 2023

Prosecutors Say Backpage Defendants Shouldn't Be Allowed To Reference the 1st Amendment

Prosecutors also want a judge to take basically all possible defenses off the table.

Reason · Jun 9, 2023

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5 Years After the Backpage Shutdown, Sex Workers—and Free Speech—Are Still Suffering

As former Backpage execs await their August trial, the shutdown is still worsening the lives it was supposed to improve.

Reason · Apr 7, 2023

Retrial of Backpage Execs Wouldn't Be Double Jeopardy, Court Says

Former Backpage executives could now face trial again in 2023, after the government's first attempt resulted in a mistrial.

Reason · Sep 22, 2022

Biden's Presidential Address Was Actually a Campaign Speech

Plus: Backpage appeal hits the 9th Circuit today, E.U. petition would ban anyone born after 2010 from ever buying nicotine products, and more...

Reason · Sep 2, 2022

Maggy Krell Repackages Her Bogus Backpage Prosecution Into a Book

The pimping charges Krell helped bring against Backpage's CEO and founders were twice thrown out of court.

Reason · Jan 20, 2022

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