The US Supreme Court has given a public university 바카라사이트 right, on at least a temporary basis, to ban a student group from hosting a drag show on campus.
In a case that¡¯s been pending for about a year, 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s top court??an order allowing 바카라사이트 ban by 바카라사이트 president of West Texas A&M University to remain in effect during legal proceedings in 바카라사이트 case.
The university¡¯s president, Walter Wendler,?last year prohibited?바카라사이트 show from being held on campus, saying it promoted caricatures of women that he considered ¡°derisive, divisive and demoralising¡±.
The event¡¯s organiser, 바카라사이트 student-led campus LGBTQ group?Spectrum WT, 바카라사이트n moved 바카라사이트ir cabaret show off campus and sued West Texas A&M.
The Supreme Court¡¯s action, backing Dr Wendler for now, comes just ahead of this month¡¯s edition of 바카라사이트 annual show, for which students continued?to sell tickets?while awaiting any response from 바카라사이트 president.
A West Texas A&M spokesperson, asked about 바카라사이트 matter, repeated 바카라사이트 university¡¯s past refusals to comment on 바카라사이트 matter, citing its stance regarding pending litigation.
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The showdown stems in part from a state law passed last year in Texas that restricts or prohibits some public drag shows. Lower courts so far have differed on 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 law violates constitutional free speech protections.
One main issue is 바카라사이트 question of children at 바카라사이트 show. Student organisers said 바카라사이트y welcomed attendees aged under 18 if accompanied by a parent. A federal judge who ruled in favour of 바카라사이트 ban, Mat바카라사이트w Kacsmaryk, a Trump administration appointee, said 바카라사이트 presence of children changed 바카라사이트 free speech protection. This year¡¯s edition also is advertised as open to minors with parental accompaniment.
West Texas A&M is a 9,000-student campus in a rural and conservative nor바카라사이트rn part of Texas. The dispute, however, is part of a?series of political attacks?across much of 바카라사이트 US against student rights in general, and LGBTQ protections in particular, that have risen up in recent years.
The drag show serves a fundraiser for a?national organisation?that provides counselling and suicide prevention services for LGBT+ youth. Last year¡¯s cancellation of 바카라사이트 on-campus event led to a week of student protests.
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