Bravo Judge Kaszmaryk! Finally somebody stands up for decency
Posted on | September 27, 2023 | No Comments
In Spectrum WT v. Wendler, students at West Texas A&M University have challenged campus president Walter Wendler’s decision to cancel a drag show.
The event, presented by the group Spectrum WT, would have been a fundraiser for the suicide prevention group The Trevor Project. But a far-right federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump, Matthew Kacsmaryk, has ruled in Wendler’s favor.
Kachmarik, known for his Christian fundamentalist views and severe social conservatism, is the judge who infuriated reproductive rights activists when he issued a ruling in favor of banning the abortion drug mifepristone.
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In his Spectrum WT v. Wendler ruling, Kacsmaryk wrote, “The First Amendment does not prevent school officials from restricting ‘vulgar and lewd conduct’ that would ‘undermine the school’s basic educational mission’ — particularly in settings where children are physically present.”
But according to The New Republic’s Matt Ford, Kacsmaryk’s ruling is “considerably out of step with the other federal courts.”
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