Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Texas Drag Show Ban, Critics Cite Free Speech Concerns

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments today in a lawsuit challenging Texas’s controversial ban on drag shows, with opponents claiming the law infringes on their clients’ constitutional right to free speech. The law, passed last year, has faced fierce opposition from civil rights groups and performers who argue that it unfairly targets drag performances and is overly vague in its language.

Attorney Chloe Kempf with the ACLU says the drag ban is so vague that even Texas cheerleaders could be fined for their performances.

Attorney Chloe Kempf, representing the ACLU, is leading the legal challenge against. . .