The Supreme Court blocks Florida anti-drag queen law!
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Of course those three see nothing wrong in blocking LGBTQ+ people First Amendment rights!The Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal
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November 16, 2023The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds.
The justices refused to narrow a lower-court order that has prohibited the law from being enforced statewide.
Florida had asked the court to allow its anti-drag show law to be enforced everywhere except at the Hamburger Mary’s restaurant in Orlando, which challenged the law’s constitutionality.
Three justices, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, said they would have granted the state’s request.
Last month, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s order stopping the law from being enforced. The district court found that the law likely restricted free speech and couldn’t be enforced anywhere in the state.
The so-called Protection of Children Act, promoted and signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May, outlawed admitting children to "lewd" performances. Under the new law, businesses found in violation of it could be subject to fines or losing their business licenses, including those for alcohol sales.
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Kavanaugh said that in order to be granted a stay, an applicant must show that there is "a reasonable probability" that the Supreme Court would grant "certiorari" by reviewing the lower court's decision on its merits.
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