The Supreme Court denied temporary relief to Florida on Thursday by upholding a lower court's ruling blocking the state's law that bans children from adult live performances that are lewd in nature.
By a 6-3 vote, the court upheld a federal district judge's ruling from July that temporarily blocked the law's enforcement.
The law has been roundly criticized for violating the First Amendment's free speech clause.
In blocking the law earlier this year, the lower court said it is specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers.
The Supreme Court's order denying relief stated that Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence Thomas wanted to allow Florida to enforce the law, which will remain blocked until the 11th Circuit issues a ruling. However, the other six justices were not sold on the petition.
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