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417: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Is Wreaking Havoc

417: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Is Wreaking Havoc

Update: 2025-09-04

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Host Corbin Barthold (TechFreedom) discusses why Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton is wrong, how it muddies First Amendment law, and how it is already causing wider harm.

Topics include:

FSC v. Paxton: a result-oriented ruling
A credulous court
PoRn iS sCArY
Ashcroft v. ACLU is sitting right there!
tEcH Is ScARy
RIP First Amendment 101
The porn-to-social media litigation pipeline
States cite FSC v. Paxton 1,000 times

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Tech Policy Podcast 373: Porn and the First Amendment

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417: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Is Wreaking Havoc

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