
A "ban" isn't just "restrictions," but "it is illegal to own, sell, make, and/or distribute pornography" in a state.
Update 2025-08-11 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - Resolves YES if, by 2030, any state ban on pornography goes into effect at any point (even briefly), even if it is later struck down by a court.
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@ShankarSivarajan I don't think this edge case would come up (basically every court has agreed that restrictions on porn are not covered by the first amendment), but I'd say if it goes into effect even momentarily this question resolves yes
basically every court has agreed
That's the subject of one of he most notoriously vague court decisions:
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/I_know_it_when_I_see_it
(which was a split decision ruling that film in question was constitutionally protected)
