Supreme Court Justice Appears Unfamiliar with Pornhub During Free Speech Hearing: 'Is It Like the Old Playboy Magazine?'
While considering a First Amendment case about access to explicit websites online, Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito appeared to be unfamiliar with websites such as PornHub, asking representing attorneys about the kinds of content available on such websites.
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 still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults’ free-speech rights.
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 content.
US Supreme Court grapples with Texas online porn age-verification law
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed worries on Wednesday over the availability of online pornography to minors as they weighed the legality of a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of users,
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 pornography.
Supreme Court Weighs Texas Age-Gating Law for Porn Sites
The case brought by the porn industry over a Texas age-verification law could determine the fate of more than a dozen similar laws in other states.
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn; Virginia has similar law
Other states with similar laws include Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia.
The Supreme Court Changed Its Mind About Online Porn
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on Wednesday, a major First Amendment case.
Justice Alito During Free Speech vs. Porn Argument: Does Pornhub Have Articles?
Justices Gorsuch and Alito asked the lawyers representing the pornography industry, during a First Amendment case Wednesday ...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Asks If PornHub Is ‘Like the Old Playboy Magazine’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 74, became the talk of the internet after asking about how PornHub compared to Playboy ...
The Future of Online Porn Is At Stake Today
A Texas law requiring people to provide proof of age before viewing online porn comes before the U.S. Supreme Court today.
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Should you have to prove your age before watching porn?
Derek Shaffer, Free Speech Coalition’s lawyer, acknowledged Texas’s “compelling interest” in protecting children from online pornography. But he told the justices that Texas’s law infringes on adults’ ...
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David French: Texas has a point about online pornography
When does freedom for adults become cruelty to children? The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case, Free ...