Supreme Court Traps Itself in Muddy First Amendment Standards

Partner and Privacy chair Alysa Hutnik and Special Counsel Greg Pruden authored, ​“Supreme Court Traps Itself in Muddy First Amendment Standards” published by Bloomberg Law. The article explores the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxon which upheld an age verification law in Texas. They discuss the decision’s potential impact on future First Amendment restrictions and protections.

“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton denying a First Amendment challenge to a Texas law requiring online publishers of sexual content to verify the ages of Texas users likely represents a narrow holding applicable only to obscene content. But the court’s analysis raises broader questions that bear on the constitutionality of other age verification provisions.”

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