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Porn-Site Age Verification Law Upheld by US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BloombergThe US Supreme Court upheld a Texas law that requires porn sites to verify user age, rejecting arguments that the measure violates the speech rights of adults by requiring them to submit identification online.
Voting 6-3 along ideological lines, the court said the state was acting validly to protect children.