Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to fine porn sites not verifying age of users
Louisiana lawmakers are adding teeth to a recently enacted law that requires pornography…
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Trump-appointed federal judge rules Tennessee’s anti-drag show law is ‘unconstitutional’
Trump-appointed federal judge rules Tennessee’s anti-drag show law is ‘unconstitutional’ | CNN Politics
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a state law limiting public drag show performances represented an “unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech.”
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Utah primary schools ban Bible for ‘vulgarity and violence’
Utah primary schools ban Bible for ‘vulgarity and violence’
The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.
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Age Verification: Unpacking a Web of Laws and Controversies
Age Verification: Unpacking a Web of Laws and Controversies
Last February, the adult industry trade group Free Speech Coalition (FSC) released a policy position paper that clearly stressed, from the get-go, a sentiment shared by virtually every single professional in the sector.
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FSC To Host Members-Only Briefing on Congressional Lobbying Work
FSC To Host Members-Only Briefing on Congressional Lobbying Work — Free Speech Coalition
On June 9, Free Speech Coalition will host a private, members-only briefing on our meetings with House and Senate offices in Washington DC in May. Since December, FSC has met with nearly two dozen legislative offices on the issue of financial discrimination, nearly all of whom were supportive of leg
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Texas Bill Would Mandate Health Warnings on Adult Sites
Texas Bill Would Mandate Health Warnings on Adult Sites
A bill being debated by the Texas legislature would require adult websites to publish health warnings about the supposed ill effects of porn.
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FSC Asks Court to Block Utah Age-Verification Law
FSC Asks Court to Block Utah Age-Verification Law
Free Speech Coalition has filed a motion for preliminary injunction of the Utah age-verification law, asking the district judge to block its enforcement pending resolution of the case.
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Social Media Age Requirements Are Anti-Free Speech
Social Media Age Requirements Are Anti-Free Speech
Age verification laws will threaten anonymous speech—a hallmark of American democracy.
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Texas Orders All Adult Sites to Post Anti-Porn Propaganda Disclaimers
Texas Orders All Adult Sites to Post Anti-Porn Propaganda Disclaimers
The Texas legislature has passed a new age verification law that also compels all adult websites to post pseudoscientific, anti-porn propaganda disclaimers declaring that “pornography is potentially biologically addictive, is proven to harm human brain development, desensitizes brain reward circuits…
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New Iowa law restricts gender identity education, bans books with sexual content
New Iowa law restricts gender identity education, bans books with sexual content | CNN Politics
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping bill into law Friday that will restrict education about gender identity and sexual orientation and ban books with certain sexual content from school libraries, as well as require schools to notify parents if their child asks to use a new name or pronoun.
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