In a 2-1 decision, judges ruled that 'The age-verification requirement is rationally related to the government's legitimate interest in preventing minors' access to pornography. Therefore, the age-verification requirement does not violate the First Amendment.'
The Texas law was challenged by the owners of Pornhub and other adult websites and an adult-industry lobby group called the Free Speech Coalition.
The 5th Circuit...found that the Texas porn-site law should be reviewed on the 'rational-basis' standard and not under strict scrutiny. The court panel majority pointed to Ginsberg v. New York...
#us-court-of-appeals-for-the-5th-circuit #first-amendment #texas-law #pornography-regulation #legal-precedent
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