Stripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses

FILE - An exotic dancer’s shoe on stage at Scores Gentlemen’s Club, Jan. 27, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. A stripper and the strip club where she worked have sued Florida’s attorney general to stop enforcement of a new state law took effect on Monday, July 1, 2024, prohibiting adult entertainment businesses from employing people who are under age 21, claiming it violates their First Amendment rights. FILE - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks at a news conference, Jan. 26, 2023, in Miami.

The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of Bushey, the owner of Cafe Risque and two adult businesses in Jacksonville. It seeks a permanent injunction stopping the law from being enforced, claiming it violates their First Amendment right to free speech and Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection.

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