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Chris Carlson, co-chair of the ABA Committee on State Attorneys General and Department of Justice Issues, Section of State and Local Government Law, will moderate the CLE panel, “SLTG CLE: Age-Verification of Internet Websites, Including Implications on ‘Social Media’ Laws,” on Friday, February 6, at 10:15 AM, during the 2026 ABA Midyear Meeting.
The panel will discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, upholding Texas’s House Bill 1181 (H.B. 1181) mandating that certain commercial websites publishing sexually explicit content that is obscene to minors to establish age-verification requirements to ensure visitors are 18 or older.
The panel will explore the evolving legal landscape concerning U.S. state efforts to require age verification for websites that include not only websites that include pornographic content, but also children’s and teens’ use of social media and online platforms.
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The ABA Midyear Meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from February 4th to February 9th.
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