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Texas Decides Not to Seek Cert in Sex-Toy Case

By Corey Rayburnyung

The State of Texas has decided not to seek a writ of certiorari following the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which overturned Texas's sex-toy ban. The Fifth Circuit's opinion can be viewed here.  I can't seem to find the story in a mainstream source, so for lack of a better alternatives, here is the story from AVN Media Network: It was almost subtle. Prominent First Amendment attorney H. Louis Sirkin received an order this morning from the U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas requiring the parties in the case of Reliable Consultants, Inc. v. Earle to submit a written status report on the case - but the big news was this sentence: "On October 29, 2008, counsel for the State of Texas informed the Court by telephone that the State does not intend to seek a writ of certiorari in this cause...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on November 06, 2008 (boomark / email).