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Leading Conservative Think Tank Slams 5th Circuit for Upholding Texas Age Verification Law

Leading conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute published an opinion piece penned by one of its Senior Fellows criticizing the 5th Circuit endorsement of Texas’ controversial age verification law.

FSC Asks Supreme Court to Overturn 5th Circuit Decision, Strike Texas' Age Verification Law

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) filed a petition for certiorari on Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Fifth Circuit panel decision that partially upheld Texas’ controversial age verification law.

5th Circuit Denies Texas AV Law Stay Pending SCOTUS Appeal

The United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has rejected a petition, by Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and its co-plaintiffs in the challenge to Texas’ controversial age verification law, to stay the court's recent decision upholding the law while they appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to review its constitutionality.

5th Circuit Upholds Texas Age Verification Law, Strikes Down 'Health Warnings'

In a mixed decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has ruled on Texas’ controversial age verification law, overturning a lower court’s injunction against enforcement, but striking down the provision that mandated that adult websites post a “health warning” perpetuating religious anti-porn propaganda myths.

FSC Releases Statement of 5th Circuit Decision on Texas Age Verification Law

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) released a statement on Thursday regarding the 5th Circuit of Appeals decision on its legal challenge to a controversial age verification and mandatory labeling law in Texas

FSC Releases Statement on Latest 5th Circuit Decision in Texas AV Injunction Case

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a statement about the ongoing litigation against Texas' anti-porn age verification law, which mandates propaganda labels on adult websites.

5th Circuit Hears Arguments in Texas Age Verification Challenge

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard arguments regarding the injunction against enforcement of Texas’ controversial age verification law, which mandates that adult websites post anti-porn propaganda.

Cryptic 5th Circuit Decision Throws Texas Age Verification Controversy Into Chaos

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an administrative stay of the injunction against enforcement of Texas’ controversial age verification law, which mandates that adult websites post anti-porn propaganda.

5th Circuit Upholds Texas' Controversial Online Platform Liability Law

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a controversial Texas law prohibiting social media platforms from “censoring speech based on the viewpoint of its speaker,” in a decision that ignored long-standing precedent that First Amendment protections prohibit only censorship by the government, not by private companies.

5th Circuit Gives Go Ahead to Controversial Texas Social Media Liability Law

A three-judge appeals panel ruled today that an extremely controversial new Texas law making online platforms liable for “viewpoint discrimination” can go into effect immediately.

Trademark Appeals Case Ends With New Standard in 5th Circuit

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today handed another victory to industry attorney D. Gill Sperlein and a client involved in the defense of a trademark infringement claim filed by a so-called AIDS denialist (the plantiff believes HIV does not cause AIDS).