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Supreme Court denies request to hear Texas pornography age-verification case

Headline from UPI

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a First Amendment challenge to a new Texas law requiring online sites to verify users' ages before giving them access to pornographic content.

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Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. SCOTUSblog

    Court allows Texas to enforce age verification for online porn sites (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to temporarily block a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify their users’ ages. In a brief unsigned order, the justices turned down a request from a group of challengers that included an adult industry trade association to put the law on hold t

  2. Triblive

    Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The justices rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Supreme Court leaves Texas law in place requiring adult websites to verify users' ages (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users.

  4. CNN

    Supreme Court declines to block enforcement of age-verification requirements for porn sites (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce age-verification requirements for porn sites, rejecting a request from the adult entertainment industry to block the law on First Amendment grounds.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court refuses to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, remains in effect even as the association's full appeal is weighed by the Supreme Court.

  6. New York Times

    Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court declines to block Texas’ age verification rule for online porn (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The justices’ order allows Texas to continue enforcing its anti-porn law requiring websites with adult content to verify a visitor's age.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court rejects pornography industry plea to block Texas age verification law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Supreme Court rejected a plea from the pornography industry to stop the enforcement of a Texas age verification law imposed on pornography websites.

  9. Washington Times

    Supreme Court lets Texas confirm age for users on porn websites (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block a lower court order siding with Texas over its law aimed at requiring age verification to view pornographic websites.

  10. The Brunswick News

    Supreme Court lets Texas enforce age verification for porn (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court let Texas continue to impose age-verification requirements on porn sites, rejecting a challenge by an industry-led group that argued the law violates the constitutional

  11. UPI

    Supreme Court denies request to hear Texas pornography age-verification case (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a First Amendment challenge to a new Texas law requiring online sites to verify users' ages before giving them access to pornographic content.

  12. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court rejects request to block Texas porn site age verification law (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The United States Supreme Court has rejected a request to block enforcement of a Texas law that requires porn sites to include age verification for users.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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