The Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from being enforced statewide. The justices declined to do so.
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have allowed the law to take effect.
By a concerningly narrow margin.
2:1 is a large ratio.
No it isn’t. Not for this.
I mean, yeah it is. The law is dumb and offensive, but it’s not a clear 1A issue. On top of that, even if the topic overall was a clear-cut 1A issue, the fact pattern here doesn’t allow for a decision on that basis – the majority is clear on this in its opinion.
How is it not a clear cut 1A issue? Give me a fucking break.
I’m guessing it’s because drag queens are icky, or something.
peaceful assembly and free speech are both violated by this law. This is one of the few laws that possibly violates a single amendment twice.
Both rights are often and constitutionally infringed. Leave legal arguments to people with even a passing grasp of the subject.