Federal judge rules Texas' anti-drag law unconstitutional

A federal judge on Tuesday declared Texas' new law banning some types of drag performances unconstitutional and forbade state officials from enforcing it, the Texas Tribune reports.  U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled that Senate Bill 12, which barred performers from suggestive dancing and wearing prosthetic enhancements in front of minors, hinders Texans' First Amendment rights, according to the Tribune's report. “The Court sees no way to read the provisions of SB 12 without concluding that a large amount of constitutionally protected conduct can and will be wrapped up in the enforcement of SB 12,” the judge wrote.