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Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Texas’ age-verification law for porn sites
A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that Texas may be permitted to require some form of age verification for pornographic sites, but left open the possibility that deeper First Amendment questions may not be resolved immediately.
Supreme Court justices appear open to upholding Texas' porn site age-verification law
The adult entertainment industry has said the law, which requires sites to verify that users are over 18, violates its free speech rights.
Why Justice Alito asked if Pornhub is like Playboy during Supreme Court arguments
The high court held a hearing about a Texas law that requires age verification to access sexual content online, in a legal challenge from the adult industry.
Justice Alito's Question About Pornhub And Playboy Has People Asking, 'Come Again?'
The justice asked if Pornhub was "like the old Playboy magazine" with "essays by the modern-day equivalent of Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.?”
Alito Asks if Pornhub Has Essays in Unbelievable Supreme Court Hearing
In oral arguments for a First Amendment case before the Supreme Court Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito pursued an odd line of questioning regarding free speech and pornography. The case, Free Speech Coalition et al.
Justice Alito mockingly asks whether people visit Pornhub for articles ‘like the old Playboy magazine’
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito mockingly probed whether Pornhub has articles on its adult platform similar to the “old Playboy magazine” during oral arguments
Supreme Court leans in favor of state-enforced age limits on porn websites
Can Texas and other red states limit children from instant access to vast amounts of online pornography? The Supreme Court ...
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
The Supreme Court seems open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography. But the justices could ...
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography
The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was ...
Pornography age-verification laws get warm reception at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to upholding a Texas law requiring age verification for accessing pornography ...
Supreme Court appears sympathetic to online age verification for hardcore porn
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to state laws requiring online age verification for websites hosting explicit adult ...
U.S. Supreme Court weighs scope of Texas age verification law for porn sites
During oral arguments, justices grappled with questions of how to protect children while preserving free speech and privacy.
Texas Pornography Law Challengers Face Tough Questions From Supreme Court
The justices heard arguments about whether they should uphold Texas' law requiring age verification to access online ...
Supreme Court justices bring personal experience to debate over blocking internet porn from kids
Amy Coney Barrett, who has 7 kids, took issue with the idea that blocking content is a workable approach. And Sam Alito noted ...
Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas' age-verification law for pornography sites
The oral arguments lasted two hours with opposing sides making their case on whether the Texas law infringes on the free ...