It’s one of numerous age verification laws enacted across the country for adult content in recent years, and it reached the Supreme Court after being upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Now, “adults have no First Amendment right to avoid age verification” that’s intended to block content deemed obscene for minors, the court ruled. Applying that scrutiny might “call into question all age-verification requirements, even longstanding in-person requirements” to access content that’s outlawed for minors, writes Thomas. At least 21 other states have “materially similar” age verification rules for adult content, the ruling notes. At the time of Ashcroft v. ACLU, the Supreme Court determined that parent-controlled content filters could provide comparable protections without the same risks.