Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages
The Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users
By Ap News
Published - Apr 30, 2024, 12:21 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 01:05 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users.
The justices rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, remains in effect even as the association's full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court.
There were no noted dissents from the court's one-sentence order.
Similar age verification laws have passed in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia.
