Supreme Court: We'll Know Porn When We See It. Now Let's See It.
Four justices form bloc to grant certiorari for pornography cases.
The United States Supreme Court begins its 2023-24 term on Monday. While the docket will feature arguments on many charged issues such as gun rights, Chevron deference and gerrymandering, it is severely lacking in cases involving pornography. Four justices plan to change that by, according to sources close to the Court, granting certiorari on more obscenity cases, especially those involving “milfs.” The bloc of justices who, unnamed, are reportedly all male, have instructed their clerks to move porn cert petitions to the top of their lists.
According to one clerk, the justices’ memo notes that pornhub and other websites may involve novel First Amendment issues that the Court should consider. It further stated that litigants should submit detailed records, including image and video files, with their briefs. “As Justice Potter wrote in concurrence in Jacobellis v. Ohio in 1964, with hardcore pornography, ‘I know it when I see it,’ we really, really need to see it in order to make sure that the proper constitutional principles are considered.”