WASHINGTON — According to an XBiz report, federal judge Richard Leon [pictured] set a July a 7 trial date for an obscenity case against John Stagliano and his two production companies, Evil Angel Productions Inc. and John Stagliano Inc.

Stating that obscene material is not protected by the 1st Amendment, Leon set the trial date after rejecting Stagliano’s claim that federal obscenity laws are unconstitutional adding that he wasn’t convinced that federal obscenity statutes are unconstitutionally vague as applied to Internet speech. Stagliano’s claim is that federal laws criminalizing the interstate trafficking of obscenity are unconstitutional.

Stagliano also voiced concerns that a video trailer would be taken out of context but with Leon’s ruling federal prosecutors will have to show that the trailer is obscene in the context of the web page.

Stagliano and his companies have been indicted on seven counts for illegal possession, distribution and sale of the obscene materials.