A conservative Utah city acted unconstitutionally by banning a family-friendly drag show from a public park and must allow it to proceed later this month, a federal judge has ruled.
The First Amendment guarantees the right of “all citizens, popular or not, majority or minority, conventional or unconventional” to express themselves freely in public spaces, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer said in theHe granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the drag show organizers and ordered city officials in St. George to give them permits to stage a rescheduled performance in the park on June 30.
In May, Southern Utah Drag Stars sued the city after officials denied permits for the all-ages show the group had planned to host on April 28. The lawsuit asked the court to make St. George reverse its decision and authorize a drag show at the end of this month. St. George officials had argued the drag show organizers violated ordinances that forbid advertising for a public event before receiving a final permit.
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