Texas defends requiring ID for porn to SCOTUS: “We’ve done this forever”
by Ashley Belanger from Ars Technica - All content on (#6TK9Q)
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments that could determine if a Texas age-gating law preventing kids from accessing pornography online is overly burdensome for adults. A ruling against Texas could put an end to allegedly invasive age-verification laws in nearly 20 states.
A decision isn't expected until summer 2025, so it's too soon to say which way the court is leaning.
The question before the court is whether the 5th Circuit was right to stay a preliminary injunction that had previously been blocking Texas from enforcing the law or whether that decision should be reversed and remanded based on the level of constitutional scrutiny that the 5th Circuit applied.