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Are Age Verification Laws Constitutional?

NetChoice resurrects harms and equities balancing.

Sarah Isgur and David French analyze Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s ⁠concurrence⁠ in the NetChoice v. Mississippi case and whether or not states can enforce unconstitutional laws.

The Agenda:
—Battle of the irreparable harms
—SCOTUS and political battles
—Revisiting minors’ First Amendment rights
Dissential battle raging at the 6th Circuit
—White House joins TikTok
Let the drag shows continue
Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez

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Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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