State Attorney General appeals drag ban ruling
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s appeal comes nearly a month after U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Parker’s ruling late June 2 that said the Adult Entertainment Act violated performers’ rights. (John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign file)
Jonathan Skrmetti’s appeal comes nearly a month after a federal judge in Memphis ruled in favor of an LGBTQ+ theater company, which argued the law restricted its performers’ free speech rights.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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