Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content 

The Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law that required pornographic websites to verify a user’s age.

The high court denied Tuesday an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, which is a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The association asked the justices in an emergency appeal earlier this month to block the law as it appeals it in the high court.

There were no noted dissents in the Supreme Court’s order.

The law requires that...