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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nEarlier this week, attorneys representing two adult clubs, a dancer, and a retail adult store filed paperwork in a Tallahassee court voluntarily ending the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Allen Winsor officially closed the lawsuit the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The challenge originally claimed the law violated free speech protections, but no explanation was given for the decision to withdraw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a recent filing from May 7th points to a likely reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plaintiffs acknowledged a similar ordinance in Jacksonville had just been upheld by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That decision, they said, was closely aligned with the state law they were challenging and would likely serve as binding precedent across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Florida\u2019s law, passed in 2024 with strong support from Governor Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers, restricts anyone under 21 from performing nude in adult entertainment venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Violations can result in criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Supporters of the legislation say it is a tool to fight human trafficking, although the lawsuit argued that lawmakers provided no direct evidence linking adult clubs to trafficking and failed to consider less restrictive alternatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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