Politics Nov 16 Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal By Associated Press
Politics Oct 24 Florida officials ask U.S. Supreme Court to block rulings limiting anti-drag show law Florida officials filed an application with the nation's highest court on Friday asking that the prohibition against enforcing the anti-drag show law only be limited to the Orlando restaurant which challenged its constitutionality. By Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down The text expands the definition of criminal sexual conduct to include sexual gestures that use "accessories or prosthetics that exaggerate male or female sexual characteristics" and are done in front of children. By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Politics Jul 06 Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Butte argues the law violates the free speech and equal protection guarantees in the U.S. Constitution. By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press
World Jun 24 Watch 1:25 News Wrap: Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes in latest bout of violence In our news wrap Saturday, Palestinians say Israeli settlers set fire to homes in Palestinian villages on the West Bank in the latest attack during a week of deadly clashes, Israeli security officers killed a Palestinian gunman after he fire…
Jun 06 Ruling on Tennessee’s anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps By Adrian Sainz, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled that the first-in-the-nation law was "unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad," and encouraged "discriminatory enforcement."… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Biden signs debt limit deal in final days before deadline In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit and avoid a potentially catastrophic default, three Israeli troops and an Egyptian officer died in an unusual shootout on the Israel-Egypt border, more than 280… Continue watching
Jun 03 Federal judge rules Tennessee’s anti-drag law ‘unconstitutionally vague’ By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press A Trump-appointed federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 01 Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The slew of anti-LGBTQ+ laws that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have championed aren't stopping organizers from encouraging visitors from around the world to come to Orlando. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 2:07 News Wrap: Trump’s indictment reportedly includes at least 1 felony charge In our news wrap Saturday, the AP reports that Trump’s sealed indictment includes at least one felony offense, a federal judge temporarily blocked Tennessee’s drag ban hours before it was set to go into effect, Sen. Fetterman was discharged from… Continue watching