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  Jack Greiner Published 11:14 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2018 | Updated 11:14 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2018 Jack Greiner, attorney for Graydon(Photo: Provided, Provided) On the list of negative consequences of the internet age, “revenge porn” has to rank high. For the unaware, revenge porn occurs when a former significant other posts intimate photos following a breakup. It is hurtful, invasive and any number of other adjectives. Many states (40 plus the District of Columbia) have enacted statutes to address the problem. But the question persists, are those statutes constitutional? Like it or not, the practice implicates the First Amendment. The most recent case to address the issue comes from an appellate court in Wisconsin. That court decided the Wisconsin statute is constitutional. The court concluded the statute was sufficiently narrow to survive the constitutional challenge. The case presented fairly typical facts. The defendant, Norris Culver, posted nude photos of a woman…