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Florida takes drag show fight to U.S. Supreme Court

The state’s attorneys want the Supreme Court to limit an injunction a district judge issued to block the law known as the 'Protection of Children Act.'

  • By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida
  • | 8:00 a.m. October 27, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court Building at 1 First Street NE, Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court Building at 1 First Street NE, Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court in a fight about a ruling that blocked statewide a new law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows.

The state’s attorneys want the Supreme Court to approve a partial stay of a preliminary injunction that U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell issued to block the law.

Presnell issued the injunction in a lawsuit filed by the Orlando restaurant Hamburger Mary’s — but also applied the injunction to venues statewide. The partial stay, if granted, would allow the law to be enforced against all venues except Hamburger Mary’s while an underlying appeal of Presnell’s ruling plays out.

 

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