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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Beth Hanson

Opponents want judge to declare Montana drag reading ban unconstitutional without requiring a trial

Thom Bridge, Independent Record

A group of people, organizations and businesses opposed to a law that restricts drag performances and bans drag reading events at public schools and libraries asked a federal judge to declare Montana's law unconstitutional without requiring a trial.

“Motivated by an irrational and unevidenced moral panic, legislators took aim at drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community,” Upper Seven Law argued in its motion for a summary judgment filed late Tuesday. Such motions argue there is no dispute about the key facts of a case.

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