Montana drag ban challenged as coalition seeks federal judge's declaration of unconstitutionality

A group of people, organizations and businesses opposed to a law that restricts drag performances and bans drag reading events at public schools and libraries asked a federal judge to declare Montana's law unconstitutional without requiring a trial. "Motivated by an irrational and unevidenced moral panic, legislators took aim at drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community," Upper Seven Law argued in its motion for a summary judgment filed late Tuesday. Such motions argue there is no dispute about the key facts of a case. MONTANA BECOMES 1ST STATE TO BAN...