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Today’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is a direct blow to the free speech rights of adults. The Court ruled that “no person—adult or child—has a First Amendment right to access speech that is obscene to minors without first submitting proof of age.” This ruling allows states to enact onerous age-verification rules that will block adults from accessing lawful speech, curtail their ability to be anonymous, and jeopardize their data security and privacy. These are real and immense burdens on adults, and the Court was wrong to ignore them in upholding Texas’ law.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Here's that nanny state Republicans were always talking about

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 2 days ago (5 children)

But there's no such legislation or required identification for my kids to see graphic violence and gore. We're a pretty bass ackwards society.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Australia got the criminals while America got the prudes.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Free speech only applies to saying the N word

-Supreme Court probably some time in the future

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Ah, the ol in haec verba Tarantino rule

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Am I the only one who beleives that it would have been a more effective arguement to try and use the 4th amendment instead of the 1st? Violating free speech is just a weak claim, but "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches..." seems quite relevent here. But I am also not a lawyer.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I thought they just stuck down the one in Tennessee? What the fuck. Sick of these corrupt courts.

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