Free Speech Coalition
Our mission is to protect the rights and freedoms of the adult industry.
Free Speech Coalition - Wikipedia
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is the trade association of the adult entertainment industry in the United States. Founded in 1991, it opposes the passage and enforcement of some censorship laws (with the exception of "anti-piracy" laws) and obscenity laws.
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The Free Speech Coalition, founded in 1993, is a nonpartisan group of ideologically diverse nonprofit organizations and the for-profit organizations which help them raise funds and implement programs.
2024 Annual Report — Free Speech Coalition
As of December 31, 2024, we’ve filed seven federal cases challenging state age verification laws, one of which (FSC v. Paxton) will be heard at the US Supreme Court on January 15, 2025.
LIVE UPDATES: Texas law requiring age-verification for porn sites …
1 day ago · The Free Speech Coalition is calling for the state of Texas to enact a more narrow law. "If Texas had devoted just some of the resources it spent condemning pornography to instead promoting ...
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas law ... - PBS
1 day ago · The Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment trade group, filed the lawsuit over Tennessee’s law and those in a half-dozen other states, including Texas. The coalition lists some 19 states ...
About Us - Free Speech Coalition
Founded in 1991, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is the trade association of the adult entertainment industry based in the United States. Our Mission is to protect the rights and freedoms of both the workers and businesses in the adult industry.
Five Things to Know about the Supreme Court Case on Texas’ Age ...
2 days ago · The case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, could have far-reaching effects for every internet users’ free speech, anonymity, and privacy rights. The Supreme Court will decide whether a Texas law, HB1181, is constitutional. HB 1811 requires a huge swath of websites—many that would likely not consider themselves adult content websites—to ...
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton - Wikipedia
In 2023, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 1181, [1] a law requiring age-verification on websites with more than a third of its content "harmful to minors", [2] by a broad bipartisan vote. [1] The Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the pornography and adult entertainment industry, sued to challenge the law. [2] By the FSC's count, Texas was among 23 states that …
Lawsuit Status – Action Center - Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
Free Speech Coalition filed a legal challenge in Louisiana over the state’s unconstitutional age-verification law on June 20th, 2023. The Louisiana law gives the state the power to fine sites with adult content up to $5,000 per day, a direct violation of the First Amendment.