Free Speech Coalition, Inc.v.Paxton
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Docket No.23-1122
DecidedJune 27, 2025
Reporter606 U.S. 461
JudgesThomas, J.; Roberts, C. J.; Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ.
Tags
Supreme CourtFirst AmendmentFree SpeechInternet SpeechAge VerificationIntermediate Scrutiny
Case Summary
Texas required commercial websites publishing sexually explicit material that is obscene to minors to verify that visitors are adults. The challengers argued that the law burdened adults’ access to protected speech. The Court held that the age-verification requirement imposed only an incidental burden on adult speech and survived intermediate scrutiny because Texas had substantial interests in protecting minors and limiting access to obscene material.
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