Judge Rules Law Protecting Kids Unconstitutional

A Texas law requiring age verification for porn sites was temporarily blocked by U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra one day before the rule was set to take effect.

Judge Ezra granted a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the law after the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) joined adult performers and sites like Pornhub in a lawsuit opposing the legislation, reports Ars Technica.

The groups reportedly convinced the judge that the state’s new law violates the First Amendment, and would have “a chilling effect on legally-protected speech.”

The Texas law is part of a wave of similar laws in states including Utah, Arkansas, and Virginia aimed at making it more dificult for children to access internet pornography. (Excerpt from Breitbart.)