Texas law paused. Age verification for porn sites put on hold

An age-verification law in the U.S. state of Texas can't be enforced against porn sites as intended while arguments about its constitutionality are heard in court.

A preliminary junction has been placed on the gating law because it was found to violate the First Amendment of the Constitution. It is not clear what the next step in this case will be.

The contentious regulation, HB 1181, was supposed to be law as of September 1. Its stated goal is …

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