A U.S. judge on March 31 blocked a Tennessee law that forbids drag shows being held while minors are present.
“At this point, the court finds that the statute is likely both vague and overly-broad,” U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker, a Trump appointee, said in a 15-page ruling.
Parker imposed a temporary restraining order that blocks the law from taking effect.
The law (pdf), signed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, on March 2 after being approved by GOP legislators, had been set to take effect on April 1.
The law makes it a criminal offense for a person to “perform adult cabaret entertainment” on public property or in a place where it could be viewed by a minor. Adult cabaret entertainment is defined in the law as shows featuring strippers, men dressed as women, and similar entertainers….