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  1. October 26, 2020

    Judge Married To AG Won't Recuse Herself In Backpage Case

    An Arizona federal judge refused to recuse herself from a criminal case against Backpage.com executives, saying her marriage to the state's attorney general has no bearing on her ability to remain impartial.

  2. October 08, 2020

    Backpage Prosecutors Fight Recusal For Judge Married To AG

    Arizona federal prosecutors suggested Wednesday that Backpage.com executives are taking an outdated view of women in arguing that a judge should recuse herself from the criminal case against them based on comments made by her husband, the state's attorney general.

  3. September 24, 2020

    Backpage Execs Want Judge DQ'd Over Spouse AG's 'Bias'

    Former Backpage.com executives accused of facilitating prostitution argued Wednesday that an Arizona federal judge must recuse herself from the case due to comments by her husband, who is the state's attorney general, that show a "strong bias" against the now-defunct site.

  4. January 08, 2020

    Ariz. Judge Refuses To Toss Ex-Backpage Execs' Charges

    An Arizona federal judge on Wednesday again declined to throw out the indictment of former executives and employees at listing site Backpage.com, ruling that they hadn't shown that the Communications Decency Act precludes their federal criminal charges under the Travel Act.

  5. October 24, 2019

    1st Amendment Can't Help Ex-Backpage Execs Avoid Charges

    An Arizona federal court ruled on Thursday that former executives and employees at listing site Backpage.com can't avoid charges of facilitating prostitution by invoking the First Amendment's protection of publishers — a legal question that saw civil liberties and anti-trafficking groups weigh in.

  6. April 09, 2018

    Feds Slap Backpage.com With Money Laundering Indictment

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that it seized Backpage.com, hitting seven people associated with the site with a 93-count indictment in Arizona federal court that accuses the parties of money laundering and facilitating advertisements for the prostitution of children.