Hmmm: SCOTUS Takes Up Challenge to Texas Age Verification Laws for Online Porn

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will consider a challenge to a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the ages of their visitors. 

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The dispute centers around Texas House Bill 1181, which was enacted in June 2023 and aims to prevent minors from accessing sexual content online. The law requires any website that publishes a certain amount of "sexual material harmful to minors" to verify that every user attempting to access the content is at least 18 years old.

Ed Morrissey

The decision to grant cert probably isn't good news for Texas and the bill. The Fifth Circuit opted to leave the law in place and refused to enjoin it for appeal. The order list does not indicate that the Supreme Court has enjoined Texas from enforcing the law, so that may be a bright spot, but the court could have refused cert if three or fewer justices wanted to change the ruling. 

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