Writ of attachment
AssessTechniques
A court order used to seize or restrain property, here applied to a domain name.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by regulatory news, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Hacker News·7/17/2026regulationTexas Court Orders Domain Lock Over Age-Verification Noncompliance
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained a court order directing Verisign to place motherless.com under a registry lock after the site allegedly failed to comply with the state's age-verification law and prior injunctions. The order also says the operator can regain control only by posting a $9.14 million bond tied to compliance and penalties.