Supreme Court won't block Texas law requiring porn sites to verify users' ages

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block Texas' Republican-championed law requiring porn websites to verify the age of their users, the Associated Press reports. Adult-entertainment industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition filed an emergency appeal asking the high court put Texas House Bill 1181 on hold while the justices weigh whether to hear a full appeal of the court dispute over the law. Last year, a federal judge blocked HB 1181’s age-verification requirement, calling it overly broad and "unconstitutional on its face."