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A judge has temporarily paused restrictions regarding drag shows from taking effect in Texas A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against Senate Bill 12, which restrict s "sexually oriented performances” and has been criticized for limiting public drag performances in Texas. The law was set to go into effect on Friday, Sept. 1. The law doesn't specifically mention drag shows, but local politicians have made it clear the law is intended to restrict drag performances in the state. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a statement the bill would prohibit "sexualized performances and drag shows in the presence of a minor." The ACLU of Texas represented local LGBTQ groups, businesses and a performer in a lawsuit against state officials who would enforce the restrictions. In this March 20, 2023, file photo, a Drag Queen performs during a show at the Swan Dive nightclub in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE "The Texas Drag Ban is stunningly broad in sc...

The law would also force stores to issue a recall on past books sold to schools that fall under a "sexually explicit" rating. Booksellers in Texas say they're preparing for an unprecedented workload under a new law that requires these vendors to analyze and rate books that they consider to be "sexually explicit" in their judgment. The law would force stores to issue a recall on past books sold to schools that have newly been rated as "sexually explicit" and refuse to sell these books to schools moving forward. Several booksellers and publishers in the state claim the law is anti-business and have filed suit against Martha Wong of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Keven Ellis of the Texas Board of Education and Commissioner of Education Mike Morath. MORE: Library chief breaks down challenge to Arkansas obscenity law allowing prosecution of librarians The plaintiffs argue that the book restrictions violate the First and 14th Amendments to ...

The Supreme Court's Bruen decision has left confusion over what firearm restrictions are constitutional. Many regulations have been challenged in court since. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a New York law limiting the concealed carry of handguns in public areas, there has been an increasing lack of clarity on gun restrictions , experts told ABC News. MORE: What to know about major New York Second Amendment case in Supreme Court ruling "The [New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen] decision really opens up a whole new way of analyzing the legality of firearm regulation and so there is no experience really to go by, so it's essentially a free for all," Michael Siegel, a faculty member at Tufts School of Medicine who studies firearm violence, told ABC News in an interview. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks to supporters in Chicago on Nov. 8, 2022, after he won reelection. Nam Y. Huh/AP, File Siegel said the Bruen decision created a new system for...