The Tennessee law that prohibits drag shows in front of children is unconstitutional, a U.S. judge ruled on June 2.
The Adult Entertainment Act “is both unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad,” U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker, a Trump appointee, said in the ruling.
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, or similar entertainers.
The law was signed by Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on March 2 after being approved by the state legislature but was blocked before taking effect by Parker, who imposed a temporary restraining order after finding the law was “likely both vague and overly broad.”…