TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 24, 2024

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Monday issued a statement on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision not to review the Friends of George's Inc. v. Steven Mulroy case, saying in part, "We fought hard to defend Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act, and I am glad that the entire Court of Appeals unanimously declined to rehear the case." Friends of George's, a Memphis-based theatre group, challenged the law in March, alleging that it violated the First Amendment and would have a chilling effect on the state’s LGBTQ community. The district court agreed and halted enforcement of the law in Shelby County. A three-judge panel of the appellate court reversed the decision in July, saying, “there is no constitutional interest in exhibiting indecent material to minors.” The theatre group appealed to the full court later that month.