Temporary Restraining Order Issued in 2257-Similar Case in NJ

LOS ANGELES—For individuals interested in Free Speech Coalition v. Holder, the 2257 lawsuit currently awaiting a ruling following a two-week trial in Philadelphia, there is another federal case happening just a hop, skip and jump northeast of Judge Michael M. Baylson’s courtroom in Philly that contains issues eerily similar to those under scrutiny in the FSC case. Those issues go to the heart of why Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh on Friday issued a temporary restraining order in Backpage.com v Hoffman blocking the July 1 implementation of Section 12 of the Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection and Treatment Act that targets sexually oriented ads. According to NorthJersey.com, “The state law was enacted in May in advance of next year’s Super Bowl, an event that has been described as one of the country’s biggest human trafficking magnets" and a perfect reason, argued the bill's main sponsor, to "give New Jersey as many tools as possible to combat human trafficking." give New Jersey as many tools as possible to combat human trafficking - See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/Judge_temporarily_blocks_part_of_NJ_law_on_Internet_child_sex_trafficking_to_protect_unrelated_sites.html?page=all#sthash.Z7Sez2j1.dpuf