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SCOTUS tosses challenge to TN law banning drag shows with kids present, state AG hails decision
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SCOTUS tosses challenge to TN law banning drag shows with kids present, state AG hails decision

Jimmie Dempsey
Last updated: February 27, 2025 8:31 pm
Jimmie Dempsey Published February 27, 2025
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Tennessee’s ban on drag shows when children are present will remain in effect, as the Supreme Court earlier this week refused to hear a challenge to the law brought on by a drag performance group, a move the state’s Republican attorney general heralded as “another big win for Tennessee.”

The state’s Adult Entertainment Act, passed in 2023, does not allow “adult-oriented performances” in public spaces, or anywhere where minors may see them.

“Free speech is a sacred American value, but the First Amendment does not require Tennessee to allow sexually explicit performances in front of children,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a post on X. “We will continue to defend TN’s law and children.”

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A federal judge ruled that the law, which specifically targets drag shows, was “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad,” temporarily halting enforcement. However, in July, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision, asserting that the Memphis-based theater company that filed the lawsuit – Friends of George’s Inc. – lacked standing to challenge the law.

Another lawsuit challenging the ban filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is still underway on behalf of Blount County Pride, another LGBTQ+ advocacy group, after then-Attorney General Ryan Desmond threatened to prosecute anyone violating the ban during the 2023 pride festival. 

Fox News Digital reached out to Friends of George’s Inc. and the ACLU but did not receive a response by publication time.

LAWSUIT OVER TENNESSEE LAW THAT PUTS LIMITS ON DRAG SHOWS DISMISSED BY FEDERAL COURT IN WIN FOR REPUBLICANS

Violators who do not adhere to the Adult Entertainment Act could be prosecuted for a Class A misdemeanor, while a second or third offense is a Class E felony. Both could result in fines and jail time anywhere from 11 months to six years.

“I’m proud that the United States Supreme Court has upheld yet another Tennessee law protecting our children. SB 3 ensures that Tennessee children are not exposed to sexually explicit entertainment,” state’s Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson said in an X post. Johnson was one of the sponsors of the bill in 2023. 

The Supreme Court already has another case in front of them brought by the ACLU challenging a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender medical treatments and procedures for minors. 

In that case, the court is weighing whether the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, which guarantees equal treatment under the law for individuals in similar circumstances, prevents states from banning medical providers from offering puberty blockers and hormone treatments to children seeking transgender surgical procedures. 

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Speaking to Fox News Digital last month, Skrmetti expressed cautious optimism of a favorable outcome. 

“It seems like the momentum has really shifted almost culturally on these issues. And when you see people trying to rewrite laws through creative judging, through creative regulating, that alienates the people from the laws that bind them, and it’s bad for America.”

“We’ll know what the Supreme Court does when the Supreme Court does it,” he added.

The high court is expected to rule on that case by June.

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