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US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law

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94 points mikece | 1 comments | 27 Jun 25 15:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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ceejayoz ◴[27 Jun 25 16:01 UTC] No.44397838[source]▶
So how broad is this?

Can a state now require you to verify your age and identity to read a newspaper they don't like?

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giarc ◴[27 Jun 25 16:10 UTC] No.44397939[source]▶
Not unless that newspaper is "more than one-third sexual material".
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hedora ◴[27 Jun 25 16:19 UTC] No.44398035[source]▶
The archive link shared by heythere22 (which seems to be a different story) discusses this.

The published plan from the heritage foundation includes a few more steps: (1) redefine obscenity to include pornography, effectively banning it via interstate commerce laws (2) extend this to anything that could “be harmful to minors”, which will certainly include information about groups they don’t like, starting with LGBTQ+.

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1. metalcrow ◴[27 Jun 25 21:50 UTC] No.44400560[source]▶
Does obscenity not already include pornography? Porn most definitely doesn't pass the Miller test, so the only reason it's not currently illegal is because the federal government doesn't enforce that law.