Coverage dated September 24, 2026

Judge blocks Utah's age-verification law amid ongoing lawsuit with Pornhub owner

Headline from ABC 4 Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah is prohibited from enforcing age-verification requirements for adult content sites like Pornhub for the time-being, a judge ruled today. The ruling, issued today, stated that enforcing the law would likely violate the United States Constitution's dormant Commerce clause …

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Judge blocks requirement for porn sites to verify age for all ‘actually located’ in Utah (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Earlier this year, Utah lawmakers amended an age verification law making it apply to users physically located in Utah regardless of where their computer thought they were.

  2. ABC 4 Utah

    Judge blocks Utah's age-verification law amid ongoing lawsuit with Pornhub owner (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah is prohibited from enforcing age-verification requirements for adult content sites like Pornhub for the time-being, a judge ruled today. The ruling, issued today, stated that enforcing the law would likely violate the United States Constitution's dormant Commerce clause …

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