TECH - Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Against Texas Age Verification Law For Porn Sites | Benzinga
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the adult entertainment industry challenging a Texas law that mandates age verification for pornographic websites.
What Happened: The Supreme Court will review an appellate ruling that permitted the age verification law to take effect, AP News reported on Wednesday. The legal dispute is between the Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment industry trade association, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who signed House Bill 181 into law. The court hearing is scheduled for the fall.
Previously, in April, the Supreme Court dismissed an emergency appeal to suspend the age verification while the legal battle is ongoing. Similar laws have been enacted in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, ...