The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case over a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ ages. House Bill 1181, which the state Legislature passed in 2023,

A panel of appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age as the First Amendment debate rises to the U.S. Supreme Court this week for oral arguments over a similar Texas law.

At issue is a Texas law that mandates pornography websites verify the ages of their users before they gain access to the material.

Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.

The US Supreme Court hears a challenge Wednesday to a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, part of a growing effort to limit access by minors to