Oh, Texas: Lone Star State’s Long War on Sex Toys Revived
AUSTIN, Texas – Two bills currently under consideration in Texas, SB 3003 and HB 1549, might be newly proposed legislation, but there’s nothing new about the state seeking to strictly ...
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Texas to Supreme Court: HB 1181 is a ‘Modest’ Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a brief filed Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton described HB 1181, the state’s age verification law being challenged by the Free Speech Coalition and other ...
Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments in FSC’s Texas Case on Jan 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v Paxton, the FSC’s challenge to H.B. ...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Texas Age-Verification Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the FSC's challenge to Texas' age-verification law, ...
Texas Targets Chaturbate, Xhamster with Lawsuits Under HB 1181
AUSTIN, Texas – In lawsuits filed Tuesday and publicly announced yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Multi Media, LLC, and Hammy Media, the operators of Chaturbate and Xhamster, ...
With Age Verification Law Under Challenge, Texas Barges Ahead Anyway
AUSTIN, Texas – On the one hand, it can’t come as a complete surprise that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would choose to file a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, ...
Playwright David Mamet Supports Texas in Social Media Case with… a Short Story?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, YNOT reported on the number and variety of amicus curiae briefs submitted in support of the plaintiffs in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, ...
Supreme Court Pauses Enforcement of TX Social Media Law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has temporarily halted the implementation of a controversial social media law passed in Texas. In the ongoing litigation of NetChoice et al v. Paxton, a split ...
Backpage CEO Pleads Guilty In Texas And California
AUSTIN – The Attorneys General of Texas and California both announced the entry of guilty pleas by Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer, with Texas additionally securing a guilty plea on the ...
Backpage CEO Charged with Pimping, Money Laundering
DALLAS – Acting on a California warrant, Texas authorities on Thursday raided the Dallas headquarters of classified ads website Backpage.com and arrested its chief executive officer. The warrant accuses Carl Ferrer, ...
