Federal judge rules against TN's drag law: 5 notable First Amendment arguments in decision

A Memphis federal judge tossed out Tennessee’s controversial Adult Entertainment Act just late last week — calling the state law that could have targeted some drag performers “an unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech.” Judge Thomas Parker, a Trump-appointed federal judge from the Western District of Tennessee, ruled the law unconstitutional after a trial in June. He temporarily blocked the law from taking effect on April 1. The bill expanded the definition of adult cabaret by, in part, adding "male and female impersonators" and restricting them from performing in...