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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://journa.host/users/chrisgeidner/statuses/111231104117612733">Chris Geidner (chrisgeidner@journa.host)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 22:31:31 JST</a><a href="https://journa.host/@chrisgeidner" title="chrisgeidner@journa.host"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/75697-48-20240516135537.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Chris Geidner" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Chris Geidner</a></section><article><p>Here's a quick note at Law Dork — with relevant documents linked — on tonight's ruling enjoining Montana's anti-drag law: <a href="https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-41825899" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-41825899</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/2189404#notice-4300754">In conversation</a><time datetime="2023-10-15T22:31:31+09:00" title="Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 22:31:31 JST">about a year ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://journa.host/@chrisgeidner/111231104117612733" rel="external" title="Sent from journa.host via ActivityPub">journa.host</a></span></span><a href="https://journa.host/@chrisgeidner/111231104117612733">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: substackcdn.com</div><h5><a href="https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-41825899">Note by Chris Geidner on Substack</a></h5><div> from <span>Substack</span></div></header><div>BREAKING: A federal judge in Montana blocked enforcement of H.B. 359, the state’s new anti-drag law, in a 53-page ruling on Friday night. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris previously issued a temporary restraining order halting enforcement of the law ahead of Montana Pride. On Friday, given further briefing and time for review, Morris extended that to a preliminary injunction. “H.B. 359 targets protected speech and expression. The statutory text and legislative history evince anti-LGBTQ+ animus. No evidence before the Court indicates that minors face any harm from drag-related events or other speech and expression critical of gender norms. H.B. 359’s terms prove vague and overbroad, chilling protected speech and creating a risk of disproportionate enforcement against trans, Two-Spirit, and gender nonconforming people,” Morris concluded. “The Court will enjoin Defendants from enforcing H.B. 359.”</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Here's a quick note at Law Dork — with relevant documents linked — on tonight's ruling enjoining Montana's anti-drag law: https://substack.com/@chrisgeidner/note/c-41825899
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  BREAKING: A federal judge in Montana blocked enforcement of H.B. 359, the state’s new anti-drag law, in a 53-page ruling on Friday night. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris previously issued a temporary restraining order halting enforcement of the law ahead of Montana Pride. On Friday, given further briefing and time for review, Morris extended that to a preliminary injunction. “H.B. 359 targets protected speech and expression. The statutory text and legislative history evince anti-LGBTQ+ animus. No evidence before the Court indicates that minors face any harm from drag-related events or other speech and expression critical of gender norms. H.B. 359’s terms prove vague and overbroad, chilling protected speech and creating a risk of disproportionate enforcement against trans, Two-Spirit, and gender nonconforming people,” Morris concluded. “The Court will enjoin Defendants from enforcing H.B. 359.”

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