What the Supreme Court hearing about age verification could mean for you
Supreme Court heard a case about age-verification laws,Free Speech v. Paxton. Its decision will significantly impact online free speech. Age-verification law
Porn had a bad day at the Supreme Court. But Texas didn't have a good one.
SCOTUS heard arguments regarding Texas' age verification law in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on Wednesday. The outcome could change the internet forever.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton pornography case
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case that revolves around a Texas law requiring websites to verify the ages of people seeking adult content, such as pornography. Free speech advocates and members of the adult entertainment industry sued to block the law and are being represented by the ACLU.
Justice Alito During Free Speech vs. Porn Argument: Does Pornhub Have Articles?
Justices Gorsuch and Alito asked the lawyers representing the pornography industry, during a First Amendment case Wednesday about state laws requiring obscene websites to verify their users' ages, whether they also host non-pornographic content,
Supreme Court Justice Appears Unfamiliar with Pornhub During Free Speech Hearing: 'Is It Like the Old Playboy Magazine?'
While considering a First Amendment case about access to explicit websites online, Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito appeared to be unfamiliar with websites such as PornHub, asking representing attorneys about the kinds of content available on such websites.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Asks If PornHub Is ‘Like the Old Playboy Magazine’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 74, became the talk of the internet after asking about how PornHub compared to Playboy Magazine during a hearing on Wednesday regarding Texas H.B. 1181.
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
The Supreme Court seems open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography. But the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults’ free-speech rights.
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn; Virginia has similar law
Other states with similar laws include Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia.
US Supreme Court grapples with Texas online porn age-verification law
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed worries on Wednesday over the availability of online pornography to minors as they weighed the legality of a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of users,
U.S. Supreme Court will hear Texas anti-pornography law that challengers say violates free-speech rights
Porn sites are not accessible in Texas as companies cite the onerous process and privacy issues associated with setting up age verification.
Supreme Court hears arguments on First Amendment challenge to age verification for porn sites
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Texas law that requires age verification — via government-issued ID or face scan — for certain websites, including porn sites.
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Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Apr 26 2024 Response to application from respondent Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed. Apr 29 2024 Reply of applicant Free Speech Coalition, et al. filed. Apr 30 2024 Application (23A925) ...
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Should you have to prove your age before watching porn?
Derek Shaffer, Free Speech Coalition’s lawyer, acknowledged Texas’s “compelling interest” in protecting children from online pornography. But he told the justices that Texas’s law infringes on adults’ ...
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Judge halts challenge to new Florida age verification law. Here’s the latest
With the U.S. Supreme Court considering a similar Texas case, a federal judge put on hold a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law requiring age verification for access to ...
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David French: Texas has a point about online pornography
When does freedom for adults become cruelty to children? The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case, Free ...