TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 4, 2024

A nonprofit has filed a lawsuit against Tennessee’s new law requiring those attempting to access certain material online to verify their age. According to WSMV 4, the Free Speech Coalition’s lawsuit claims that the “Protect Tennessee Minors Act” violates the First and 14th Amendments by imposing “substantial burdens on website operators, content creators, and countless others who use the internet” by requiring websites to age-verify every user before granting access to “content harmful to minors.” The group also argues that the definition of "harmful to minors" is not well defined. The law, signed by Gov. Bill Lee in May, is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.