A federal appeals court upholds Florida’s law that bars children from attending or being exposed to certain “adult live performances,” including events described as “lewd” drag shows or drag story hours, according to multiple reports. The case is heard by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which reverses a lower court’s decision that had blocked enforcement of the ban on First Amendment grounds. The appeals court’s ruling comes after it previously found the state’s restriction could be enforced while the litigation proceeded. One report describes the decision as an 8–5 vote. The ruling reinstates Florida’s ability to enforce the measure barring minors from these events, though the ongoing broader debate over how the law applies to specific kinds of performances and the constitutional issues surrounding it may continue in subsequent proceedings. Neither outlet provides details here on further appeals, potential challenges, or how enforcement will work in practice, but both agree on the central outcome: the appeals court overturns the injunction and allows Florida’s ban to move forward.
Federal appeals court upholds Florida law banning children from drag shows
A federal appeals court upholds Florida’s law that bars children from attending or being exposed to certain “adult live performances,” including events described as “lewd” drag shows or drag story hou...
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reverses a lower court decision blocking Florida’s enforcement.
- Florida’s law bars children from attending or being exposed to certain “adult live performances,” including events characterized as “lewd” drag shows or drag story hours.
- The appeals court rules the state can enforce the ban after finding grounds related to the First Amendment challenge do not support the injunction.
- One report describes the decision as an 8–5 ruling.
- The outcome allows Florida’s ban to take effect following the reversal of the preliminary injunction.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Florida law banning children from attending drag shows, ruling the state can enforce the measure after a lower court blocked its enforcement on First Amendment grounds. In a 8-5 ruling, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed a preliminary injunction that prevented Florida...
2 hours agoA federal appeals court has upheld Florida’s child protection law that seeks to prevent kids from attending or being exposed to “adult live performances” like suggestive drag shows or lewd "drag queen" story hours. The post Federal Appeals Court Upholds Florida’s Ban on Exposing Children to ‘Lewd’ Drag Shows appeared first on Breitbart.
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