{"id":86318,"date":"2025-12-17T05:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/86318\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T05:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T05:50:15","slug":"florida-to-enforce-its-protection-of-children-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/86318\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida to enforce its Protection of Children Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled on Monday, Dec. 15, allowing Florida to enforce its Protection of Children Act (SB 1438)<\/a>, which prohibits children from attending adult live performances.<\/p>\n

The ruling permits the law to be enforced throughout all venues in Florida, except for Hamburger Mary\u2019s restaurant in Orlando<\/a>, which originally contested the law in court<\/a>. This outcome follows a June 2025 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the use of universal injunctions, affecting how courts enforce legal decisions nationwide.<\/p>\n

The Protection of Children Act broadly defines an \u201cadult live performance\u201d to include shows with nudity, sexual conduct, or lewd exposure. Violators may face fines or license suspension, or revocation. <\/p>\n

Allowing children to attend could lead to criminal charges, as first-degree misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

Prior to this, a court injunction had blocked the law for two years, based on First Amendment concerns regarding the vagueness of its language related to \u201clewd conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the recent ruling overturns that previous injunction, permitting the law\u2019s enforcement while the case proceeds.<\/p>\n

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