An appeal that Mark Jordan filed in another case led to the downfall of the case today. The publications were kept from Jordan under prison regulations derived from the so-called Ensign Amendment, a 1996 law intended to bar federal prison employees from spending resources on delivering pornographic materials to inmates. Jordan said he wasn't asking for pornography but instead for magazines that contained nude cartoons and a book showing images derived from the "Kama Sutra. But when judges at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver stumbled upon an appeal Jordan filed in another case, it spelled doom for his erotica-restrictions challenge. In the second appeal, Jordan noted that he had been transferred from Supermax to another prison. The judges said, because Jordan didn't challenge the entire Bureau of Prisons' authority to restrict sexually explicit publications, there wasn't any ruling they could give that would make a difference to him. The judges, then, sidestepped a ruling on the Ensign Amendment's constitutionality. It's quick (it takes about 30 seconds) and we only require your email and name. Comments that include any offensive material are prohibited. You can still comment on our blogs (today we recommend our Nuggets blog). This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed for any commercial purpose. Kama Sutra