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The Fifth Circuit ordered a more focused review after vacating the previous block, affecting only one plaintiff challenging Texas Senate Bill 12 on sexually explicit performances.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a lower court ruling that blocked Texas Senate Bill 12 and allowed the law to take effect for the first time.
- Senate Bill 12, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023, makes hosting or performing `sexually oriented performances` in public or before minors a crime and is framed by state leaders as a ban on drag shows despite not mentioning drag.
- The appeals panel found only one plaintiff, San Antonio-based 360 Queen Entertainment, had standing while describing its shows with twerking, simulated contact, and revealing prosthetic breastplates.
- The ruling lifts the injunction and permits enforcement while courts continue reviewing First Amendment claims, leaving Class A misdemeanor exposure and fines enforceable for performers and business owners.
- The decision comes amid a circuit split with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit earlier this year, and critics warn SB 12's vague language risks broad criminalization, with judges noting possible U.S. Supreme Court review in coming years.
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plaindealerin.comTexas can enforce drag show ban; court suggests they don't believe all drag shows would violate law
A federal appeals court says Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows. The law prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively on public property or in front of children. A federal judge in 2023 declared the…
Court OKs Texas ban on ‘sexually oriented’ drag shows despite First Amendment claims
A federal appeals court gave Texas the go-ahead to enforce a state law that criminalizes “sexually oriented” shows on public grounds, a restriction that drag performers argue unfairly targets them in violation of their First Amendment rights. The Thursday decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals appears to presume that the 2023 ban will not be used against drag performances that are not sexually explicit. The majority of the three-judge pa…
Federal appeals court says Texas can enforce ban on ‘sexually oriented’ drag shows
A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce Senate Bill 12, which restricts "sexually oriented performances" in front of kids. The judges said drag shows aren't necessarily sexual, and the plaintiffs, including a drag performer and two entertainment companies, may not be harmed by the law.
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Zero HedgeAppeals Court Lets Texas Enforce Law Limiting Drag Shows
A federal appeals court on Nov. 6 allowed Texas to enforce a state ban on drag shows performed in the presence of minors. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 2–1 to vacate a 2023 injunction blocking the law that was issued by a federal district court. The appeals court directed the district court to throw out pending claims against all of the defendants except Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the case…
Texas ban on sexually explicit drag shows can be enforced, federal appeals court rules
(The Texas Tribune) -- Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public property or in front of children. The law would fine business owners $10,000 for hosting such performances, while those who violate the law could be hit with a Class A misdemeanor. In September 2023, U.S. Dis…
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