Supreme Court Declines To Reinstate Florida Law Banning Children From Drag Shows

The Supreme Court declined Thursday to reinstate Florida’s law making it illegal to admit children to drag shows. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision to deny Florida’s request to reinstate the law, which subjects businesses that “knowingly” admit children to “adult live performances” to potential fines or the revoking of their business licenses. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a statement joined by Justice Amy Coney Barrett that the denial “indicates nothing about our view on whether Florida’s new law violates the First Amendment.”