California senator's anti‑swing club bill and publisher's lawsuit over 1987 Reagan‑era obscenity law

California senator's anti‑swing club bill and publisher's lawsuit over 1987 Reagan‑era obscenity law The passage mentions a state senator’s proposed nuisance law targeting swinger venues and a niche publisher suing the federal government over a decades‑old Reagan‑era statute. While it identifies specific actors (Tim Leslie, Patti Thomas, Ronald Reagan, Meese Commission) and a legal conflict, it lacks concrete financial flows, wrongdoing, or new revelations about powerful officials. The lead is of modest investigative interest for tracking legislative attempts to regulate adult consensual behavior and the enforcement of an obscure record‑keeping law, but it offers little actionable evidence of misconduct or high‑level corruption. Key insights: State Sen. Tim Leslie (R‑CA) introduced a bill classifying swinger venues as public nuisances.; Publisher Patti Thomas (Connection) is suing the federal government over the 1987 Child Protection and Obscenity Act.; The challenged statute, known as the ID law, was intended for child pornography but is being applied to adult swing publications.