Judge Issues Pause on Texas Verification Law for Adult Websites

A federal court on Thursday temporarily blocked a Texas verification law for adult websites that requires them to do age checks and warn users of potential harmful content. Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of the Free Speech Coalition, an adult film industry group, who contested the law claiming that it infringes on adult's rights to view web content of their choice. The ruling prevents the state from enforcing the law, which was set to take effect on Sept....