Ron DeSantis Suffers Legal Blow in Battle Over Drag Shows

A federal appeals court warned that free speech could suffer 'extraordinary harm' if the Florida anti-drag law stayed in place.

A federal appeals court has blocked a Florida law seeking to ban children from drag shows, in a blow for Governor Ron DeSantis.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed a ruling by District Judge Gregory Presnell that the anti-drag bill was not 'sufficiently narrowly tailored' to protect free speech.The DeSantis administration is appealing Presnell's ruling, issued in June, and his preliminary injunction that prevents Florida from enacting its law.

activists have accused the governor of making the state 'hostile' to the community as he seeks to gain the support of conservative Americans.Newsweek has contacted DeSantis' office for comment.Hamburger Mary's said in its filing that it had run 'family-friendly' drag shows for 15 years, including bingo, quizzes and comedy nights hosted by drag acts. The law was affecting its business and violating its free speech, it added.

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