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By a 6-3 vote, SCOTUS upholds age-verification laws for online porn, holding that they are only subject to intermediate [View all]
Mark Joseph Stern
@mjsdc.bsky.social
The Supreme Court's fifth decision is Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. By a 6–3 vote, the court UPHOLDS age-verification laws for online porn, holding that they are only subject to intermediate scrutiny. All three liberals dissent. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1122_3e04.pdf
@mjsdc.bsky.social
The Supreme Court's fifth decision is Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. By a 6–3 vote, the court UPHOLDS age-verification laws for online porn, holding that they are only subject to intermediate scrutiny. All three liberals dissent. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1122_3e04.pdf
The Supreme Court's fifth decision is Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. By a 6–3 vote, the court UPHOLDS age-verification laws for online porn, holding that they are only subject to intermediate scrutiny. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-06-27T15:14:51.104Z
Fifth ruling from #SCOTUS is in the Texas porn age-verification case.
— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2025-06-27T15:14:32.472Z
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting), Justice Thomas *upholds* Texas's age-verification scheme for porn websites against a First Amendment challenge:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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