Coverage dated September 25, 2023 to September 26, 2023

Texas drag ban ruled unconstitutional; federal judge issues permanent injunction

Headline from FOX 4 Dallas

A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against Senate Bill 12, blocking the legislation from becoming law.

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Federal judge declares Texas drag law unconstitutional (opens NBC News)

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    In a 56-page ruling, the judge said the law is an "unconstitutional restriction on speech."

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Texas law that restricted drag shows declared unconstitutional (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Critics of the bill said traveling Broadway plays, theater performances, professional cheerleading routines and drag shows would have been impacted.

  3. KAGS Bryan

    Texas law that targeted drag shows declared unconstitutional by district court judge (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    A federal judge issued a permanent injunction to block SB 12 from becoming law, a victory for drag performers who said it threatened their livelihood and freedom.

  4. Fox News

    Texas law banning drag performances in front of children ruled unconstitutional by federal judge (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge ruled the Texas law restricting drag performances in front of children unconstitutional, arguing it violated the First Amendment.

  5. Dallas Voice

    Drag ban ruled unconstitutional (opens Dallas Voice)

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    A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas today ruled the state’s drag ban, Senate Bill 12, is unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction blocking the legislation from becoming law. The ruling stops the Texas Attorney General and other government officials from enforcing any provisio…

  6. KVUE

    Texas’ ban on certain drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge says (opens KVUE)

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    Senate Bill 12 would have prohibited performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics in front of children.

  7. FOX 4 Dallas

    Texas drag ban ruled unconstitutional; federal judge issues permanent injunction (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against Senate Bill 12, blocking the legislation from becoming law.

  8. The New Republic

    “Unconstitutionally Vague”: Federal Judge Smacks Down Texas’s Drag Ban (opens The New Republic)

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    This is a major setback for those in Texas waging war against drag performers.

  9. Courthouse News Service

    Federal judge rules Texas ‘drag ban’ unconstitutional (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Challengers counted the ban as one among 145 bills seeking to curtail LGBTQ rights introduced in the Republican-majority Texas Legislature this year.

  10. Fox26 Houston

    Federal judge declares Texas 'drag ban' violates first amendment (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    A Federal Judge has ruled that Senate Bill 12 (SB 12) violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

  11. Hot Air

    Federal judge strikes down Texas law restricting drag shows (opens Hot Air)

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    In a lawsuit brought by several LGBTQ nonprofits, drag production companies, and one drag queen, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas David Hittner held that Texas’ Senate Bill...

  12. Washington Times

    Federal judge throws out Texas ‘drag ban’ on free speech grounds (opens Washington Times)

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    A federal judge threw out a Texas law prohibiting “sexually oriented performances” in public or where they may be viewed by children, saying the so-called “drag ban” represented an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.

  13. The Daily Caller

    Reagan-Appointed Federal Judge Rules Texas Drag Ban Violates First Amendment (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A federal judge struck down Texas' ban on drag performances Tuesday as a violation of the First Amendment.

  14. New York Post

    US judge throws out Texas ban on drag acts, calls it unconstitutional (opens New York Post)

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    A federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s new law limiting public drag performances was an unconstitutional restriction on speech and he permanently forbid enforcement of it.

  15. Reason

    Federal judge rules Texas anti-drag law violates the First Amendment (opens Reason)

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    The judge ruled that the law was unconstitutionally overbroad, vague, and viewpoint discrimination.

  16. CNN

    Texas law banning some drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge rules (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge in Texas declared on Tuesday that a state law that bans “sexually oriented performances” on public property and in the presence of anyone younger than 18 is unconstitutional.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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