Porn industry backers sue Utah over age verification law
Fox News
The Free Speech Coalition, a pro-pornography group, sued the state of Utah for a law requiring porn sites to implement age verification systems to prevent minors from accessing them.
The Free Speech Coalition — along with an erotica author and companies that manage adult websites and are party to the suit — argues that Utah's new law unfairly discriminates against certain kinds of speech, violates the First Amendment rights of porn providers and intrudes on the privacy of individuals who want to view sexually explicit materials. The plaintiffs have asked a federal judge to bar enforcement of the law until their legal challenge is resolved.
They contend that the age verification law "imposes a content-based restriction on protected speech that requires narrow tailoring to serve a compelling state interest."