Supreme Court Seems Unlikely to Block Texas Age Verification Law for Porn Access

The Fifth Circuit upheld the state law last year.

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. (Front L–R) Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel Alito and Justice Elena Kagan. (Back L–R) Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined on Jan. 15 to allow a Texas law requiring age verification to access porn websites to stand.

The court heard more than two hours of oral argument in Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton.