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Porn had a bad day at the Supreme Court. But Texas didn't have a good one.
SCOTUS heard arguments regarding Texas' age verification law in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on Wednesday. The outcome could change the internet forever.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Texas’ age-verification law for porn sites
A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that Texas may be permitted to require some form of age verification for pornographic sites, but left open the possibility that deeper First Amendment questions may not be resolved immediately.
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in case likely to determine control of SMU
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls Southern Methodist University.
SMU challenges authority of Methodist Church in Texas Supreme Court hearing
Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices Wednesday it's controlled solely by its board of trustees, not the United Methodist Church.
'They shut the door on us': Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in SMU split from church
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on if SMU can split from the United Methodist Church after the board of trustees voted to leave the church in 2019 following the church's refusal to recognize same-sex marriages and ordain clergy who are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University clash over control reaches Texas Supreme Court
The crux of the issue is who controls the university—its Board of Trustees or the church—following the university’s 2019 attempt to distance itself. This move occurred as the church adopted stricter policies on LGBTQ+ ordinations and marriages.
Southern Methodist University urges Texas Supreme Court to let it split from church
Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist Church seeking to regain control of the school. SMU's boa
3 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s debate about porn sites
During oral arguments, the Supreme Court appeared torn about how to keep kids safe and protect free speech at the same time.
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
The Supreme Court seems open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography. But the justices could ...
Supreme Court justices bring personal experience to debate over blocking internet porn from kids
Amy Coney Barrett, who has 7 kids, took issue with the idea that blocking content is a workable approach. And Sam Alito noted ...
US Supreme Court grapples with Texas online porn age-verification law
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed worries on Wednesday over the availability of online pornography to minors as they ...
Supreme Court to consider Texas age-verification requirement for pornography websites
Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography
The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was ...
Texas Pornography Law Challengers Face Tough Questions From Supreme Court
The justices heard arguments about whether they should uphold Texas' law requiring age verification to access online ...
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After Dallas mistakenly approved too-tall home, builder asks Texas Supreme Court to prevent teardown
A North Texas developer argues it shouldn't have to rebuild a townhome after the city of Dallas belatedly told the builder ...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Asks If PornHub Is ‘Like the Old Playboy Magazine’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 74, became the talk of the internet after asking about how PornHub compared to Playboy ...