Carlos A. Ball

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“Harmful to Children” Claims and the Targeting of LGBTQ Speech After Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton

This Essay explains why the Supreme Court’s ruling in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton will encourage anti-LGBTQ advocates to continue relying on concocted “harmful to children” claims to restrict LGBTQ speech and why courts must apply strict scrutiny when assessing laws silencing LGBTQ expression in the name of protecting children.