Porn case in the Supreme Court this week is about protecting children, says Republican AG

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting to uphold a Texas law he says is keeping the pornography industry from targeting children with harmful content.

Passed in 2023 and signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the law requires porn sites to verify users’ ages through official documentation such as a driver’s license or government-issued I.D. Under the law, failure to implement this age verification results in fines.

Meanwhile, a collection of porn sites calling itself the Free Speech Coalition argues that the Texas law curbs their First Amendment rights and places an undue burden on Texas adults from accessing their content.   

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Dozens of plaintiffs are accusing Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek, of monetizing sexual abuse. (Adrien Fillon/NurPhoto)

Pornhub, the country’s most popular adult content website, went so far as to disable access to their website for all…