Tennessee law restricting drag shows ‘unconstitutionally vague,’ federal judge rules

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A new Tennessee law that strictly restricts drag performances in public or where children could be present was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge.

'PragerU' personality Aldo Buttazzoni reacts to the Los Angeles Zoo hosting an all-ages permitted drag show on 'Fox News @ Night.'that put strict limits on drag shows is"unconstitutionally vague."

"There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. But there is a difference between material that is ‘obscene’ in the vernacular, and material that is ‘obscene’ under the law," Parker said in his ruling. has held that sexually explicit — but not obscene — speech receives less protection than political, artistic, or scientific speech."

One of the bill’s sponsors, Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, called the ruling"perplexing" and said he hopes the attorney general would appeal it. While the word"drag" doesn’t actually appear in the law, Republican lawmakers cited drag performances in their hometowns as impetus for it.

 

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