State fights challenge to Florida law prohibiting strippers under 21
Pointing to efforts to curb human trafficking, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Friday urged a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new Florida law that prevents strippers under age 21 from performing in adult-entertainment establishments.
Lawyers in Moody’s office filed a 35-page motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in July by operators of two nude-dancing establishments, a dancer and a retail store that sells adult-oriented items. The lawsuit primarily alleges that the ban on workers under 21 violates First Amendment rights.
But the state’s motion Friday disputed the arguments, saying, in part, that the law (HB 7063) “is narrowly drawn to further the state’s legitim...
