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A federal judge in Texas has stopped the state’s ban on drag performances, which was scheduled to go into place Friday, enforcing a temporary injunction on the measure in a win for LGBTQ rights advocates.

A group of drag performance groups, led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, filed a suit against the state early this month claiming that the law is overly broad and infringes on their freedom of speech.

“The Court finds there is a substantial likelihood that S.B. 12 as drafted violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution under one or more of the legal theories put forward by the Plaintiffs,” District Judge David Hittner wrote in his opinion Thursday.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being able to dress the way you want as long as you don't endanger anyone is clearly free speech. How these idiot laws are not thrown out of every court is ridiculous at best.

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

They aren't intended to stand up in court. They are performative legislation intended to show their constituents they're doing something but those dastardly activist libbrul judges keep legislating from the bench!