Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Pornography Sites

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law

• 🏛️ The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law that requires age verification for visitors to pornography websites.
• ⚖️ The law faced a First Amendment challenge from adults who argued that age verification requirements infringed on their rights to access content.
• 🔍 The Court applied an intermediate scrutiny test, finding the Texas law permissible and constitutional.

Louisiana Redistricting Case Punted

• 🗺️ The Supreme Court has postponed a decision on a challenge to Louisiana's Congressional District maps.
• 🗳️ The maps were challenged under the Voting Rights Act for allegedly diluting the power of black voters.
• ⏳ The Court will hear further arguments next term, indicating the complexity and difficulty of the redistricting questions involved.
• ❓ Justices are grappling with intricate issues regarding the consideration of race when legislatures draw district maps.