{"id":28251,"date":"2026-08-05T07:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T02:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28251"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T02:06:35","slug":"federal-appeals-court-clears-florida-drag-show-law-to-be-enforced-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28251","title":{"rendered":"Federal appeals court clears Florida drag show law to be enforced for minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A divided federal appeals court cleared the way for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219769\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida<\/a> to enforce a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed law restricting children from certain sexually explicit live performances, including drag performances the state argues are obscene for minors.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219770\" href=\"https:\/\/media.ca11.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/pub\/files\/202312160.enb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ruled Tuesday<\/a> 8-5 that Orlando restaurant Hamburger Mary\u2019s had not shown it was likely to succeed in its First and Fourteenth <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219771\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/personal-freedoms\/first-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amendment<\/a> challenge to Florida\u2019s Protection of Children Act.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The court vacated the preliminary injunction in full and sent the case back to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219772\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/federal-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. District Court<\/a> for the Middle District of Florida for further proceedings. The ruling clears the way for enforcement, though Hamburger Mary\u2019s could still seek additional review.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Florida <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219773\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/attorney-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attorney General<\/a> James Uthmeier celebrated the decision in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGJamesUthmeier\/status\/2084668048112341393?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219775\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/desantis-shuts-down-florida-schools-drag-donuts-event-featuring-drag-queen-momma-ashley-rose-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DESANTIS SHUTS DOWN FLORIDA SCHOOL&#8217;S &#8216;DRAG &amp; DONUTS&#8217; EVENT FEATURING DRAG QUEEN &#8216;MOMMA&#8217; ASHLEY ROSE: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/343\/192\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/686\/384\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/672\/378\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1344\/756\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/931\/523\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1862\/1046\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/720\/405\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1440\/810\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1200\/675\/uthmeier-desantis.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"James Uthmeier and DeSantis\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Florida AG James Uthmeier, center, touted Tuesday&#8217;s decision in a post on X.<\/span> <span>(Rich Pope\/Getty Images, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Huge victory for our team at the 11th Circuit! After 3 years of litigation, the full court affirmed the constitutionality of Florida\u2019s ban on children attending sexualized drag shows,&#8221; Uthmeier wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The law makes it a misdemeanor to &#8220;knowingly admit a child to an adult live performance,&#8221; according to the court\u2019s opinion.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The law defines an &#8220;adult live performance&#8221; as a live show that &#8220;depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities &#8230; lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts&#8221; and that also predominantly appeals to a &#8220;prurient, shameful, or morbid interest,&#8221; is &#8220;patently offensive&#8221; for the age of the child present and, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for that child&#8217;s age.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Writing for the court, Judge Andrew Brasher called the law &#8220;a straightforward <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219776\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/economy\/regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regulation of obscenity<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Preventing children from attending adult live performances obscene for them is rationally related to Florida\u2019s interest in safeguarding the well-being of minors,&#8221; Brasher wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219777\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/tiktok-legal-hot-seat-state-accuses-app-exposing-kids-harmful-content-misleading-parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TIKTOK IN LEGAL HOT SEAT AS STATE ACCUSES APP OF EXPOSING KIDS TO HARMFUL CONTENT WHILE MISLEADING PARENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/drag-performance-florida.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Drag performer performs at Drag Brunch at R House Wynwood during Wynwood Pride in Miami.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A drag performer in Miami.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The majority rejected Hamburger Mary\u2019s arguments that the terms &#8220;lewd&#8221; and &#8220;the age of the child present&#8221; made the law unconstitutionally vague or overly broad.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Brasher wrote that Florida Supreme Court precedent limits the meaning of &#8220;lewd&#8221; to sexual conduct. He also wrote that all three parts of the law\u2019s obscenity test must be met before a performance is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The majority also ruled that using an age-variable standard did not make the law unconstitutional on its face.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Eight judges agreed that Hamburger Mary\u2019s was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its constitutional claims. Six judges joined Brasher&#8217;s opinion in full, while Judges Kevin Newsom and Britt Grant joined all but the section addressing universal injunctions.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Grant wrote separately that the court did not need to rule on the scope of the injunction after deciding that Hamburger Mary\u2019s was unlikely to succeed on the merits.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Five judges dissented.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219778\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fired-school-counselor-loses-again-after-free-speech-fight-over-gender-themed-books-his-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FIRED SCHOOL COUNSELOR LOSES AGAIN AFTER FREE SPEECH FIGHT OVER GENDER-THEMED BOOKS IN HIS OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/juicy-love-wynwood-pride-miami-2023.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Drag queen Juicy Love performs onstage during Wynwood Pride Miami 2023.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A drag queen performs onstage in Miami.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Judge Robin Rosenbaum argued that the law forces venues to guess which performances are suitable for children of different ages while exposing operators to criminal penalties, fines and the possible loss of a business license.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Today our Court embraces mess-around-and-find-out (\u2018MAFO\u2019) <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219779\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/gop-lawmakers-urge-supreme-court-strengthen-first-amendment-protections-street-preachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Amendment jurisprudence<\/a>,&#8221; Rosenbaum wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She argued that the law could chill protected speech by forcing businesses to risk prosecution before learning how officials would apply it.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rosenbaum also argued that the statute effectively imposes strict liability over a child\u2019s age and could expose violators to jail, fines and the loss of a business license.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219780\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/us-monitoring-concerning-uk-prosecution-retired-pastor-who-preached-john-316-near-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>US MONITORING \u2018CONCERNING\u2019 UK PROSECUTION OF RETIRED PASTOR WHO PREACHED JOHN 3:16 NEAR HOSPITAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/twila-holiday-drag-queen-bingo-orlando.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Twila Holiday performs during Drag Queen Bingo at an Orlando venue.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>People take in a drag performance in Orlando, Fla.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She wrote that the law &#8220;wields a Titanic-sized iceberg of chilling power against protected speech.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Judge Nancy Abudu filed a separate dissent focused on the law\u2019s legislative history.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Abudu argued that comments from the law\u2019s supporters, along with warnings from legislative staff, supported Hamburger Mary\u2019s claim that the measure would chill protected drag performances.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The majority rejected that argument, writing that courts generally do not strike down an otherwise constitutional law based on an alleged improper legislative motive.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219781\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/culture\/indiana-republican-senator-moves-block-kids-accessing-porn-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>INDIANA REPUBLICAN SENATOR MOVES TO BLOCK KIDS FROM ACCESSING PORN ONLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1200\/675\/ron-desantis-florida-politics-republicans-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters after State of the State address.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee.<\/span> <span>(Matias J. Ocner\/Miami Herald\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The majority also wrote that nothing in the law targets performances simply because they feature drag.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hamburger Mary\u2019s filed the lawsuit in 2023 after Florida enacted the measure.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The restaurant said it had previously hosted Sunday drag performances advertised as family-friendly but canceled those shows and barred minors from its other performances because it feared enforcement.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A federal district judge initially issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the law. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit affirmed that decision before the full court agreed to rehear the case.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_219783\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeSantis&#8217;<\/a> and Uthmeier&#8217;s offices, as well as the ACLU of Florida, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A divided federal appeals court cleared the way for Florida to enforce a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed law restricting children from certain sexually explicit live performances, including drag performances the state argues are obscene for minors. 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