Federal appeals court upholds block on Texas law restricting ‘explicit’ books
by Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media— House Bill 900 requires books sold in the state be rated for sexual content by the book seller, similar to how Hollywood rates movies.
Ars Technica—Supreme Court decides not to block Texas law that age-gates porn websites. Court denies application for a stay but could still hear challenge to the law.
San Antonio Current—Supreme Court won't block Texas law requiring porn sites to verify users' ages. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block Texas' Republican-championed law requiring porn websites to verify the age of their users, the Associated Press reports. Adult-entertainment industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition filed an emergency appeal asking the high court put Texas House Bill 1181 on hold while the justices weigh whether to hear a full appeal of the court dispute over the law. Last year, a federal judge blocked HB 1181’s age-verification requirement,...
LifeSiteNews—US Supreme Court denies request to block Texas law mandating age verification for online pornography. The US Supreme Court rejected the challenge of the Texas law requiring X-rated sites to verify the age of users, stating, 'The application for stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.'