"The suit, filed in 2023, cited a 'flagrant and ongoing violation' of the group's 'free speech, due process, and equal protection rights,' by the city and members of the city council."
"Tanner objected to the city issuing HBO a permit to film an episode of the traveling drag show We're Here in the small southern Utah town."
"'Unless the production violates a law, I think their right to use the park is protected under the First Amendment,' Lenhard replied in a text message to members."
"'Something is fishy as hell about how this went down,' Tanner texted colleagues after the city manager issued a permit for the show, over objections from Tanner and her right-wing allies on the council."
A federal judge ordered St. George, Utah, to pay $350,000 in attorney fees to Southern Utah Drag Stars following a lawsuit settled in their favor. The lawsuit, initiated in 2023, claimed violations of free speech, due process, and equal protection rights by the city and its council members. The legal battle began over opposition to an all-ages drag show in a public park, led by council member Michelle Tanner. Tanner had previously caused a significant financial settlement for the city in another drag-related issue.
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