A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision.

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s granting of a preliminary injunction stopping the law from being enforced until a trial is held in Orlando, Florida to determine its constitutionality.

In their appeal, attorneys for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation had asked that the injunction only apply to the business that had challenged the law, saying that the judge’s injunction “sweeps beyond Plaintiff to nonparties who may wish to expose children to live obscene performances in violation of the statute.”

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    1 year ago

    A setback for Florida Nazis, I’m sure. But those Republicans keep trying!

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      They got the headlines. They do not give a shit if it sticks.

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        They hope it doesn’t. Then they get to complain about the “woke liberal” courts on top of everything else, and the culture war is extended even further. It’s not about the agenda, it’s about creating boogymen to fight.