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HISTORICAL FACTS: A texas law requiring age verification on porn sites is unconstitutional judge rules | History Defined

A law requiring age verification for people visiting porn sites in Texas was struck down by a judge who says it does little protect minors from viewing sexually explicit material. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law requiring age verification and a health warning for viewing pornographic websites, a day before the law was set to take effect.

U.S. District Judge David Ezra found that the law violates First Amendment free speech rights and is too vague, in a ruling on Thursday in favor of the Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment industry trade association that filed the lawsuit.

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