A federal judge has struck down a Tennessee law that banned drag shows in public or where children could watch them, writing that the unconstitutional measure was passed “for the impermissible purpose of chilling constitutionally-protected speech.”
Parker, who was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee by President, had issued a preliminary injunction at the end of March to block the law from taking effect. In that ruling, he agreed with Friends of George’s, a Memphis-based theater group that produces drag and other performances, that it was too broad.Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson , who sponsored the legislation in his chamber, said he was “disappointed” with the ruling.
“Despite the Court’s perplexing reading of the law, I am confident — and have always been — that this legislation does nothing to suppress the First Amendment,” Johnson Saturday morning. “It is my hope that Attorney General [Jonathan] Skrmetti will appeal the decision to the 6th Circuit.”Drag performers speak out about how a now-halted law could impact their lives, and a larger conservative effort they see against trans people.
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