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Thursday, June 08, 2023

Tennessee lawmakers react after judge rejects ‘anti-drag’ law as unconstitutional

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several Tennessee lawmakers took to Twitter over the weekend to express their opinions after a controversial law restricting some drag shows in the state was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. 

Late on Friday, June 2, a federal judge in Shelby County ruled in favor of Friends of George’s Inc. in a lawsuit arguing that the Adult Entertainment Act was an unconstitutional restriction on free speech under the First Amendment.