Texas age-verification law masks broader anti-porn agenda, lawyer warns SCOTUS
SCOTUS likely to find Texas’ age-gating of porn unconstitutional, expert says.
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 Fifth 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 Fifth Circuit applied.