Federal appeals court clears way for DeSantis-backed law restricting children at some drag shows

The 11th Circuit ruled 8-5 that Hamburger Mary's failed to show it would likely succeed in its First Amendment challenge to Florida's drag show law.

A federal appeals court upheld Florida’s ban on children attending sexually explicit performances, including drag shows, as lawful, tossing out rulings from lower courts that had found the ban unconstitutional. Florida lawmakers passed the Protection of Children Act in 2023, which made it a misdemeanor to allow minors