A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against Senate Bill 12, blocking the legislation from becoming law.
Texas Drag Shows: Federal judge issues TRO, says Texas law banning shows is 'likely' unconstitutionalwhich filed a lawsuit in August along Baker Botts LLP on behalf of LGBTQ groups, businesses and Austin drag queen Brigitte Banditviolates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and threatens the livelihood and free expression of many Texans, including drag performers.
"Today’s ruling blocks a law that threatens some of the most cherished First Amendment freedoms we all hold dear," said ACLU of Texas attorney Chloe Kempf in a release. "S.B. 12 attempts to suppress drag artists and the LGBTQIA+ community, and its steep criminal and civil penalties would harm Black and Latinx transgender Texans the most."
The ACLU says the law is written in a way that could censor many constitutionally protected performances, from touring Broadway plays and professional cheerleading routines to karaoke nights and drag shows, anywhere that anyone under the age of 18 may be present.
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