Supreme Court Denies Florida's Request To Reinstate Its Anti-Drag Law

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45% : On Thursday, the Supreme Court also refused to reinstate the law with a vote of 6-3, NPR reported.
44% : After the motion was denied by a divided 11th Circuit panel, the state turned to the U.S. Supreme Court to request that the law be reinstated.
39% : "In June, a federal judge sided with Hamburger Mary's and issued a preliminary order blocking the law from taking full effect.
36% : According to The Washington Post, the restaurant's attorney Donald A. Donati urged the Supreme Court not to allow the law to take effect, pointing out that Florida already has laws that prevent children from viewing sexually explicit material.
34% : Donati added that Hamburger Mary's drag shows are "not harmful to minors" but that restaurant owners are worried about being prosecuted for violating the law because of its broad and vague language.
33% : In a lawsuit against the state and DeSantis, the business argued that the law was a violation of free speech and that its phrasing was "vague and indistinct.
28% : In a statement explaining the decision, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Amy Coney Barrett said that the decision does not reflect their own views on whether the law violates the First Amendment but that the state didn't raise the issue in its filings to the court.
25% : The three dissenting justices, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, indicated that they would have allowed the law to take effect.

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