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Tuesday June 27th, 2023 night edition

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The restaurant chain Hamburger Mary’s, which features drag waitresses and family-friendly drag performances, has won a legal victory after convincing a federal judge to place a temporary injunction against Florida’s drag ban.

The law will be blocked until a court case decides on the ban’s constitutionality.

Anyone who violates the law can be charged with a criminal misdemeanor.

Hamburger Mary’s sued DeSantis on May 23, saying that the law targeted the business’s First Amendment rights to free speech.

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“A live performance… could conceivably range from a sold-out burlesque show to a skit at a backyard family barbecue,” Presnell wrote.

Another federal judge recently issued two rulings against Florida’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. »

Supreme Court allows for Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district

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The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district.

The appeals court expedited a fuller review of the case, but those proceedings were frozen last summer once the Louisiana officials successfully sought intervention from the Supreme Court.

“Black voters in Louisiana have suffered one election under a congressional map that unlawfully dilutes their political influence. »

Prigozhin says march toward Moscow was a demonstration of protest and not intended to overturn power

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin released new audio Monday explaining his decision to turn around his march on Moscow.

Prigozhin said he wanted to avoid Russian bloodshed and also said the march was a demonstration of protest and not intended to overturn power in the country.

This is Prigozhin's first audio message since announcing on Saturday night that his column was turning back "to avoid bloodshed.". »