A federal judge dealt Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s “war on woke’” a setback on Friday. U.S. district judge Gregory A. Presnell blocked the DeSantis administration from enforcing its new law protecting minors from exposure to drag shows.
Presnell also denied a motion by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office to dismiss a lawsuit by HM Florida-ORL., LLC, and granted the company’s motion for an injunction against the law.
“We strongly disagree with the order and plan to appeal,” Moody’s spokeswoman Kylie Mason said in an email to The Epoch Times.
According to the June 23 court order, the company operates Hamburger Mary’s Restaurant and Bar in Orlando. “Plaintiff frequently presents drag show performances, comedy sketches and dancing, including ‘family friendly’ drag performances on Sundays where children are invited to attend,” Presnell states in the court order….