Tennessee's Drag Ban Overturned, Deemed Unconstitutional by Federal Judge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : A federal judge on Friday (June 2) ruled that Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law restricting drag shows violates the First Amendment, blocking it from going into effect and sending the closely-watched legal battle to a federal appeals court.
49% : Two months after U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker issued a temporary restraining order preventing the state from enforcing the new law, the same judge issued a permanent injunction that will keep the law -- titled the Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) -- on ice unless the ruling is overturned by a higher court.
47% : The judge wrote that freedom of speech as designed in the First Amendment is "not just about speech," but also about the right "to express one's identity, and to realize self-fulfillment in a free society."

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