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Dolly Parton’s legacy helps strike down Texas drag ban in court ruling

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Source: Los Angeles Times
Dolly Parton’s legacy helps strike down Texas drag ban in court ruling
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A Texas federal judge struck down SB 12, the state’s drag-show ban, ruling it unconstitutional as a restriction on speech, noting that a single erotic moment could trigger penalties and citing Dolly Parton’s cultural influence; the decision came the same day Parton died.

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