Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content – By Lauren Sforza (The Hill) / April 30, 2024
The Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law that required pornographic websites to verify a user’s age.
The high court denied Tuesday an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, which is a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The association asked the justices in an emergency appeal earlier this month to block the law as it appeals it in the high court.
There were no noted dissents in the Supreme Court’s order.
The law requires that websites verify that users in Texas are at least 18 years old before they can access pornographic content on the site. It also requires that websites with pornographic content post warnings about the alleged harms that pornography can cause.
