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Appeals court upholds Florida ban on children at drag shows

Headline from KXAN Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Florida law banning children from attending drag shows, ruling the state can enforce the measure after a lower court blocked its enforcement on First Amendment grounds.

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  1. 11th Circuit revives Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Newest

    Appeals court upholds Florida ban on children at drag shows

    Headline from KXAN Austin ·

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27 articles, oldest first.

  1. Advocate

    Federal appeals court upholds Florida law restricting drag performances (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    A federal appeals court has ruled to uphold a Florida law that restricts minors from attending certain “adult live performances,” including drag , according to a report by the Tallahassee Democrat . On Tuesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the U.S.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Appeals court upholds Florida law banning drag shows for children (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal appeals court upheld Florida’s ban on children attending sexually explicit performances, including drag shows, as lawful, tossing out rulings from lower courts that had found the ban unconstitutional.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    11th Circuit revives Florida’s ban on kids attending drag shows (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A dissenting opinion from five appellate judges said Florida “purposely created a mess-around-and-find-out statute to chill drag.”

  4. Florida Phoenix

    Florida’s no-children-at-drag shows law upheld by federal appeals court (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    Florida Phoenix's feed description

    A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law banning children from attending drag shows, a measure put in place with the support of Gov. Ron DeSantis. In an 8-5 opinion handed down Tuesday, the majority ruled the law was constitutional, while those on the dissenting side criticized the measure a…

  5. Breitbart News

    Federal Appeals Court Upholds Florida's Ban on Exposing Children to 'Lewd' Drag Shows (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A federal appeals court has upheld Florida’s child protection law that seeks to prevent kids from attending or being exposed to “adult live performances” like suggestive drag shows or lewd "drag queen" story hours.

  6. The Brunswick News

    Florida law banning kids at drag shows is constitutional, appeals court says (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    MIAMI — After nearly three years of legal battles, a federal appeals court has upheld a Florida child-protection law — sometimes referred to as the "drag ban" — which drew strong criticism from Democrats and LGBTQ advocates and sparked nationwide…

  7. Louder With Crowder

    Big Win! Florida Wins Appeal Allowing Ban On Drag Shows For Kids To Proceed (opens Louder With Crowder)

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    Louder With Crowder's feed description

    Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium ! An appeals court in Florida has allowed a ban on drag shows for kids to move forward, and the fact that this had to be done in the first place is a problem.

  8. Tampa Bay Times

    Florida appeals court upholds law banning kids from drag shows (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Florida law that aims to ban venues from allowing children at drag shows. Hamburger Mary’s, an Orlando restaurant that hosts drag events, sued the state when the Legislature passed the law in 2023, saying that the language is too ambiguous.

  9. Just the News

    Federal appeals court revives Florida law restricting minors from attending certain drag shows (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Ruling allows Florida to enforce the Protection of Children Act while the underlying litigation proceeds in the district court.

  10. The National Pulse

    Court Upholds Florida Ban on ‘Lewd’ Drag Shows for Children. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    A federal appeals court has upheld Florida's law restricting children from attending explicit performances, marking a significant legal victory for child protection advocates.

  11. Redacted

    Drag Shows and Minors (opens Redacted)

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    Redacted's feed description

    Should children be allowed at drag shows? Florida doesn’t think so, and a federal appeals court now agrees. Florida just scored a legal win after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s ban on minors attending sexually explicit live performances, including drag shows, is consti…

  12. Catholic Online

    Florida's 'No-Child-at-Drag-Shows' Law Not Unconstitutional (opens Catholic Online)

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    Catholic Online's feed description

    A federal appeals court has upheld Florida's Protection of Children Act, allowing the state to enforce restrictions on children attending certain adult drag performances. The ruling reverses an earlier injunction and marks a major legal victory after years of court challenges, while dissenting judge…

  13. KXAN Austin

    Appeals court upholds Florida ban on children at drag shows (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Florida law banning children from attending drag shows, ruling the state can enforce the measure after a lower court blocked its enforcement on First Amendment grounds.

  14. The Christian Post

    Federal court upholds Florida's ban on children attending drag shows (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    A federal appellate court has upheld a Florida law making the admission of children into sexually explicit programming such as drag shows a crime as LGBT advocacy groups vow to “fight against censorship.”

  15. Charisma Magazine Online

    Florida Scores Major Victory in Fight to Keep Kids Out of Drag Shows (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    Charisma Magazine Online's feed description

    A divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Florida can enforce a law barring minors from attending sexually explicit live performances, handing Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier a win after three years of litigation. The full U.S.

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