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The Free Speech Coalition will host a webinar on Derisking and the Adult Industry, talking about banking discrimination against adult companies.

FSC To Host Webinar on Derisking and Adult Industry — Free Speech Coalition

Free Speech Coalition (FSC), the trade and advocacy organization for adult businesses and workers, will host a special briefing on the impact of derisking practices across the financial services industry. Panelists will address the ways in which derisking impacts their ability to build and operate

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A companion bill to the anti-porn bill Kosa has been introduced in the US Congress.

KOSA Companion Bill Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives AVN

KOSA now has a companion in the U.S. House.

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The state of South Carolina is the next US state that’s ready to pass another copycat age verification bill against the porn industry.

South Carolina Senate Poised to Adopt Age Verification Bill AVN

South Carolina could be the next state to adopt age verification legislation despite warnings from its own government attorneys.

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Free Speech Coalition Exec Director Alison Boden testified to the California legislature, trying to defeat the state’s age verification proposal.

FSC’s Alison Boden Testifies Against California Age Verification Bill, Urges Action to Defeat It

Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Alison Boden testified against AB 3080, the California version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.

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Kansas Gov Laura Kelly failed to veto the state’s age verification bill, allowing it to become law.

Democratic Governor Fails to Veto Kansas Age Verification Bill

Kansas’ Democratic governor Laura Kelly expressed strong reservations about the state’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, but ultimately decided not to veto it, allowing it to become law by default without her signature.

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The Free Speech Coalition has asked the US Supreme Court to temporarily block the Texas age verification law, House Bill 1181 as they appeal the decision by the Fifth Circuit.

FSC Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas AV Law During Appeal AVN

Counsel for the Free Speech Coalition and its fellow plaintiffs are looking to temporarily block House Bill 1181 as they appeal the Fifth Circuit decision to the Supreme Court.

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CNN writes about the FSC’s challenge to the Texas age verification law.

Adult entertainment industry asks Supreme Court to block Texas age-verification requirements for porn sites | CNN Politics

A trade group representing the adult entertainment industry asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to temporarily block a Texas age-verification law that it says violates the First Amendment by making it more difficult to access porn sites on the internet.

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In their appeal to the Supreme Court last week, the Free Speech Coalition mentioned how the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit went away from Supreme Court precedent.

YNOT NEWS | FSC Petition Highlights Appellate Court’s Departure from Precedent

In a petition filed last week, the FSC noted how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit departed from Supreme Court precedent.

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Laura Kelly, the Democrat Governor of Kansas will not sign or veto the state’s new age verification bill against porn. Instead, she will allow it to become law.

Kansas Governor Refuses to Sign AV Bill, Will Let It Become Law AVN

Kansas is poised to become the next state to implement age verification requirements sans the Democratic governor's endorsement.

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Two more copycat age verification bills against porn, in Oklahoma and Tennessee, are working their way through the state houses.

Age Verification Bills Progress in Oklahoma and Tennessee AVN

Age verification legislation in Oklahoma and Tennessee is currently advancing through both state legislatures.

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