Federal judge blocks Texas drag show ban, citing Dolly Parton
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down, for the second time, a Texas law that would have restricted public drag performances in the state, name-checking the late Dolly Parton in doing so. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled that the state Senate Bill 12, which was passed in 2023, violated the First Amendment and “is…

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