Texas Drag Ban Blown up by Judge Who Tells Offended Critics: 'Just Don't Go'

Judge David Hittner has struck down Texas Senate Bill 12, ruling that the controversial drag ban violates First Amendment free speech protections (Credit: S Pakhrin/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Federal judge David Hittner has delivered a decisive legal blow against Texas legislation targeting drag performances, offering a blunt directive to offended critics: just stay away.

Judge Hittner declared Texas Senate Bill 12 unconstitutional for violating First Amendment protections governing free speech, effectively blocking Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing the measure.