Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids From Seeing Pornography Online

The 6-3 ruling comes after an adult-entertainment industry trade group called the Free Speech Coalition challenged the Texas law.

Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal to Upend Texas’ Age Verification Law for Porn Sites

Similar age verification laws have passed in other states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Oklahoma.

Adult Entertainment Industry Sues Again Over Law Requiring Age Verification

Backers of such age-verification laws say they protect children from widespread pornography online, while opponents say the laws are vague and raise privacy concerns.