SCOTUS To Hear Challenge To Texas Porn/Age Law

The Houston Chronicle reports:

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal from the adult entertainment industry seeking to upend a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The justices will review an appellate ruling that allowed the age verification to go into effect. Arguments will take place in the fall.

In April, the high court turned aside an emergency appeal asking to put the age verification on hold while the legal fight continues.

Similar age verification laws have passed in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia. The Texas law carries fines of up to $10,000 per violation that could be raised to up to $250,000 per violation by a minor.

Read the full article. Pornhub blocked Texas users last year after the law went into effect.

NEW: Porn is on the Supreme Court’s docket this upcoming fall term with Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a challenge to Texas’s law that aims to prevent minors from accessing Pornhub. pic.twitter.com/qEtbP1UxBx

— Kaelan Deese (@KaelanDC) July 2, 2024