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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge To Tennessee Law Protecting Kids From Explicit Performances
DailyWire ^ | 2/25/25 | Leif Le LeHaiu

Posted on 02/25/2025 4:40:49 PM PST by CFW

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law that protects children from viewing sexually explicit performances.

The court on Monday denied a petition from Friends of George’s, a Memphis-based theater group, that claimed a law banning sexually explicit performances in front of children violated the First Amendment. In July, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the law could take effect, overturning a federal judge’s decision to block the law.

“Another big win for Tennessee! Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Friends of George’s v. Mulroy,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said. “Free speech is a sacred American value, but the First Amendment does not require Tennessee to allow sexually explicit performances in front of children,” said AG Skrmetti. “We will continue to defend TN’s law and children.”

TN Attorney General @AGTennessee

Another big win for Tennessee! Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Friends of George’s v. Mulroy.

“Free speech is a sacred American value, but the First Amendment does not require Tennessee to allow sexually explicit performances in front of children,” said AG Skrmetti.

We will continue to defend TN’s law and children.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailywire.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Tennessee
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Now more GOP-controlled states need to pass similar laws.
1 posted on 02/25/2025 4:40:49 PM PST by CFW
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To: CottonBall; spacejunkie2001; Bshaw; ptsal; 11th_VA; Reno89519; newfreep; frogjerk; OneVike; ...

SCOTUS ping!


2 posted on 02/25/2025 4:42:30 PM PST by CFW
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To: CFW

Excellent!


3 posted on 02/25/2025 4:42:53 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: CFW

now define a sexually explict performance as any performance that shows a transexual or a gay in a romantic relationship.


4 posted on 02/25/2025 4:43:45 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: CFW

Traitor Roberts continues to load shed.


5 posted on 02/25/2025 4:46:53 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

How is this any different from a movie with an NC-17 rating?


6 posted on 02/25/2025 4:48:41 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: CFW

Excellent!


7 posted on 02/25/2025 4:57:51 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: CFW

Imagine thinking the First Amendment guarantees access to other people’s children.


8 posted on 02/25/2025 4:58:12 PM PST by Salman (In Hell it is a punishable offense not to call it Heaven.)
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To: CFW

That doesn’t mean SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Tennessee law, just that the case was not presented in such a manner that SCOTUS felt compelled to intervene.

Less to do with the facts of the case than the sales pitch.


9 posted on 02/25/2025 4:58:55 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: Salman

As Rush so eloquently said, “everyone has the right to free speech, no one has the right to be heard!”


10 posted on 02/25/2025 5:02:27 PM PST by chuck allen
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To: Salman

These courts and judges have as much power as they are willing to grab.


11 posted on 02/25/2025 5:02:43 PM PST by Professional ( )
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To: CFW

Butch lesbos, gay pedophiles, bisexual whores, creepy trannies, and pervert furries hardest hit.


12 posted on 02/25/2025 5:25:01 PM PST by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: CFW

Imagine being so dedicated to showing children sexually explicit materials you would go all the way to the Supreme Court.


13 posted on 02/25/2025 5:31:33 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Paladin2

Are you saying the Court should have granted the challenge to the law?

Roberts doesn’t get to decide what cases the Court hears anyway.


14 posted on 02/25/2025 5:34:00 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: CFW

https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/24a0153p-06.pdf

Initial district court decision [Tennessee drag ban unconstitutional]

by Thomas L. Parker, Western District of Tennessee [Trump judge, confirmed 98 to 0]

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, 2 to 1, Mathis dissenting.

Before: SILER, NALBANDIAN, and MATHIS

Eugene Edward Siler Jr., G.H.W. Bush judge
John Nalbandian, Trump judge, 53 to 45
Andre Mathis, Biden stooge, 48 to 47


15 posted on 02/25/2025 5:41:01 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: CFW

How freaking sick is it that demented immoral liberals are begging a court to let them perform nasty twisted immoral acts in front of kids? Has evil gained that much h of a foothold in the nation that thise sick freaks feel they have a constTuionally protected right to do that? They should be run out of town!


16 posted on 02/25/2025 5:52:21 PM PST by Bob434 (...Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: CFW

Just think of it, these creeps actually fought this law all the way to the SC.


17 posted on 02/25/2025 8:01:19 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: Republican Wildcat

So, if I am caught urinating in public, I can claim that I am making a 1st Amendment statement?

Maybe if it is my initials in the snow?


18 posted on 02/26/2025 8:29:46 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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