Pity the good people of Alabama, who won't be able to legally purchase the new sex toys which debuted at ANME this week - or any others, for that matter, thanks to a federal court ruling that was upheld yesterday: as Boing Boing says (paraphrasing Andrew Orlowski), "Under this law one could stroll down Alabama's southern streets selling semiautomatic rifles and dildos, and be arrested for the dildos." Gives a whole new meaning to the Alabama state flag now, doesn't it?

"Court OKs Alabama Ban on Sale of Sex Toys" (Yahoo! News)
"Federal Court OKs Ban on Sale of Sex Toys" (ABC News)
"Sex toys still banned in Alabama, guns okay" (Boing Boing)
"Crimson Cry: Court OKs Alabama ban on Sex Toys" (Wonkette)
"Alabama Vibrator Case Goes Back To District Court... Again" (AVN)

See also: "U.S. Advises Alabama on Contraception" (Yahoo! News)

Previously: Asses Over Louisiana