The Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton lawsuit case file has received an amicus brief straight from the Biden-Harris White House, and the gist is an attempt to stretch the First Amendment to cover age verification laws, digital ID laws.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) seems to be using the opportunity to make its voice heard in the case involving the Texas law (HB 1181), in order to pave the way for broader use of online age verification going forward.
The amicus brief thus talks about such laws (plural), as it urges the court to make it clear that the First Amendment “does not necessarily foreclose appropriately tailored age-verification laws.”
We obtained a copy of the brief for you here.
Rights groups, on the other hand, want the Supreme Court to declare HB 1181 unconstitutional, as it requires adult users to provide personal data to prove they are not minors, which removes their online anonymity and creates privacy and security risks. […]
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