A federal appeals court has upheld Florida's law restricting children from attending explicit performances, marking a significant legal victory for child protection advocates.
A federal appeals court has upheld Florida’s law restricting children from attending sexualized drag performances, marking a significant legal victory for child protection advocates. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal appeals court has upheld Florida ‘s 2023 Protection of Children Act, ruling 8-5 that the state can prohibit minors from attending adult live performances deemed obscene for children, including certain sexualized drag shows. The full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned both a lower court injunction and an earlier three-judge panel decision that had blocked enforcement of the law after Orlando’s Hamburger Mary’s Restaurant and Bar challenged it. DETAIL: Writing for the majority, U.S. Circuit Judge…Open
A Trump-appointed judge ruled against part of Republican Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’s “Stop WOKE Act” on Tuesday holding that it violates the First Amendment. In a 2-1 decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit blocked the higher education portion of the 2022 Sunshine State law that was meant to stop left-wing gender ideology and critical race theory (CRT) from being taught in schools, according to the ruling. The 2022 law prohibited professors and workplace training from teaching about race or gender in a way that induces guilt or blame in the classroom, under threat of a fine or penalty. Florida argued that the professor’s classroom speech belongs to the state because they are paid by the government. Judge Britt…Open
A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday. Why it matters: The Miami, Florida-based 11th Circuit ruling is the latest case to weigh the administration's controversial policy to hold people in immigration detention with the possibility for bond. - Now, two federal appeals courts have ruled against the government, while two others have supported the policy . One deadlocked . Driving the news: The case stems from the government's reinterpretation of a 1996 policy governing which migrants had to be held in detention and who was eligible for bond. - Since the policy change last year, anyone who entered the country illegally would be detained by ICE without bond, regardless of how…
A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday. Why it matters: The Miami, Florida-based 11th Circuit ruling is the latest case to weigh the administration's controversial policy to hold people in immigration detention with the possibility for bond. - Now, two federal appeals courts have ruled against the government, while two others have supported the policy . One deadlocked . Driving the news: The case stems from the government's reinterpretation of a 1996 policy governing which migrants had to be held in detention and who was eligible for bond. - Since the policy change last year, anyone who entered the country illegally would be detained by ICE without bond, regardless of how…