The U.S. Supreme Court has validated Texas' age certification law, requiring individuals to prove they are over 18 to access sexually explicit content. This law stems from Texas House Bill 1181, which faced legal challenges from the Free Speech Coalition, claiming it infringed on free speech rights. However, the court, led by Justice Clarence Thomas, determined that states have the authority to regulate access to obscene material to prevent minors from viewing it, reinforcing the First Amendment's limitations in this context.
As it has been throughout history, pornography is once again the canary in the coal mine of free expression, said Alison Boden, executive director of the Free Speech Coalition.
The First Amendment leaves undisturbed States' traditional power to prevent minors from accessing speech that is obscene from their perspective.
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