Weeks after a similar law was struck down in Tennessee, a federal judge says Florida’s new statute is likely also unconstitutional.
Siding with the Hamburger Mary’s restaurant chain, which warned the law would have “a chilling effect” across the state, Judge Gregory A. Presnell ruled that the new statute appeared to be an unconstitutional restraint on free speech.Florida argued that the new law, signed by Gov.
The ruling imposed a temporary restraining order barring the law from being enforced while the case is litigated toward a final decision. Neither side immediately returned requests for comment. In its lawsuit challenging the law, Hamburger Mary’s said new statute was designed to be vague, forcing venues across the state to impose self-censorship on drag performances out of fear of running afoul of the law’s provisions.
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