The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by a Texas college student group to host a drag show on campus, siding with the school’s decision to prohibit the performance.
Spectrum WT and two student leaders of the LGBTQ group filed an emergency petition with the high court asking that it be allowed to put on the show at West Texas A&M University. The ban, the group claims, violates the First Amendment. The brief order by the Supreme Court on Friday doesn’t resolve the issue but means the group will not be able to put on the performance while the litigation continues. There were no noted dissents.
” He also called the performance “derisive, divisive and demoralizing.” The group has described the event as “PG-13,” allowing minors to attend if accompanied by a parent. The aspect of minors attending the performance was one of the issues US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk focused on in his ruling in favor of the university. Kacsmaryk, nominated by former President Donald Trump, ruled in September that the group did not have a First Amendment right to hold the performance on campus.
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