The law, which some say challenges the First Amendment and equal protection rights, could be blocked from taking effect by a judge who called it one of the most interesting cases he's presided over in 37 years on the bench.
A hotly-contested courtroom battle is being waged between the state and people who perform or support drag shows.Could a new state law that some say bans drag performances now be blocked from taking effect?After two days of presentations, the case is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge David Hittner, who called this one of the most interesting and important cases he's presided over in 37 years on the bench.
Hittner said there is a possibility he will issue a temporary restraining order on Thursday, Aug. 31, to block the law from taking effect on Friday, Sept. 1. The restraining order is toward Senate Bill 12, a new law that prohibits performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics in front of children.Attorneys representing the Texas Attorney General's Office insisted the law isn't about drag shows.But, Gov. Greg Abbott has tweeted that the law bans drag performers, and opponents of the law say it targets First Amendment and equal protection rights.
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