Supreme Court says Florida can’t enforce anti-drag law | CNN Politics
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The Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from being enforced statewide. The justices declined to do so.

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have allowed the law to take effect.

  • MyOpinion
    311·
    11 months ago

    This is as clear of a free speech issue as there is. Anyone bringing these cases should be laughed out of any court.

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
      79·
      11 months ago

      It’s really not. The majority specifically addressed this, too. The largest fault in the law was its unenforceable vagueness. While the Court did say there are First Amendment issues, the law itself and the instant case were not well-poised for direct analysis as 1A issues.

    • Whirlybird@aussie.zone
      15·
      11 months ago

      Got nothing at all to do with free speech. Should children be able to watch porn in the name of “free speech”?

        • Whirlybird@aussie.zone
          12·
          11 months ago

          That poster said kids should be able to watch sexualized drags shows because of “free speech”, so that would also apply to other forms of entertainment, like porn. If age restrictions on media and performances are infringing on free speech then restricting porn to adults is a free speech violation.