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The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the adult entertainment industry seeking to overturn a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of their users.
The court, which ended its most recent term this week, will review an appellate ruling that allowed age verification to go into effect. Arguments in the legal fight between the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, and Governor Greg Abbott will take place in the fall.
Earlier this yea the high court turned aside an emergency appeal asking to put the age verification on hold while the legal fight continues.
There are similar laws in other states including Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia.
The Texas law carries fines of up to $10,000 per violation that could be raised to up to $250,000 per violation by a minor.