Posted today on the www.xxxlaw.net website: Good news emerges from Judge Miller’s courtroom in Denver today [Thursday]. The Free Speech Coalition brokered an agreement with the US Department of Justice which restrains the Justice Department from inspections of the records of FSC members under Section 2257 and prosecutions under the same Section.

The period covered by the agreement extends to thirty days after the expected date of a hearing for a preliminary injunciton, to September 7, 2005. Press accounts suggest that our friend and collegue, Paul Cambria, played a signicant and central role in the negotiations, with the collaboration of other attorneys. Press accounts also suggest that the DOJ intends to clarify the intent of certain ambiguous or conflicting or confusing provisions in the regulations which seem to impose a heavier burden on expression than the already-burdensome regulations were intended to impose.

We most strongly encourage all adult webmasters to assure that their membership in the Free Speech Coalition is active, and that all business names are in the hands of FSC.

The stipulation will only relate to members of FSC as of 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, June 25, 2005.

The Free Speech Coalition announces as follows: “In response to the flood of new members, Free Speech Coalition is pleased to announce that all membership and 2257 litigation contributions can be processed over the telephone as of 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time, Friday morning, June 24, 2005, through 2:00 p.m, Saturday, June 25, 2005. Call 800.681.0403. Credit cards will be processed over the telephone. “