NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.

In a 70-page ruling handed down late Friday night, US District Judge Thomas Parker wrote that the law was both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad.” He also added that the statute encouraged “discriminatory enforcement.”

“There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. But there is a difference between material that is ‘obscene’ in the

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling party is pushing for the creation of a commission which says it would investigate Russian influence. Critics view it as an attempt to create a powerful and unconstitutional tool that would help the party continue to wield power even if it loses elections this fall.

A vote on the bill could come as early as Wednesday.

Some fear the ruling party could use the planned commission to eliminate opposition leader Donald Tusk from political

Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death over his role with a separatist group alleged to have carried out a fatal attack.

Iran executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks, including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people.

Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death for being “corrupt on earth”, a capital offense under Iran’s strict interpretation of Islamic law. State broadcaster IRIB reported his execution on Saturday.

“The death sentence for Habib Chaab … nicknamed Habib Asyud, the head of Harakat al-Nidal terrorist group … was executed today,

A resident of the Texas home where a man opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle said his family called police five times over a span of more than 10 minutes before the rampage that left five people dead and set off a manhunt for the killer .

Wilson Garcia said he asked his neighbor, who was shooting a gun in his yard late Friday night, to shoot farther away because Garcia’s 1-month-old son was sleeping. Garcia said he called the police when the man refused. The family made four more calls, according to The Associated Press.

“I told my wife:

With the closing stages of the negotiations between Australia and the EU over the proposed free trade agreement almost upon us, the EU has proposed a list of 55 further wine geographical indications it wants to protect.[1] Amongst others, the list includes “prosecco” and “vittoria”. The Department of Agriculture is holding a Public Objections Process to assess the impact of accepting these names.

There are four grounds for potential objection (and only four):

1. The EU GI name is used in Australia as the common name for the relevant good, including as a type or style of wine.
2. The EU GI

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed an executive order designed to strengthen background checks, and called on the state Legislature to pass the equivalent of a red flag law.

During a news conference, Lee said the executive order would ensure that information-sharing “more closely guarantees the safe, lawful purchase of firearms in Tennessee.”

He also said legislation was needed to address deficiencies in existing gun laws.

“Our current law is proven and effective in many circumstances and many circumstances, especially with regard to domestic violence, but this new stronger order protection law will provide the broader population cover,

A Florida bill protecting homeowners’ right to fly certain flags outside of their homes cleared its second Senate committee Wednesday morning.

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One year later, a local Jacksonville business ran into problems with the city for displaying military flags on its property.

Now, a bill moving in