Florida Strip Clubs Challenge Ban on Under-21 Dancers, Staff (1)

Florida’s new ban on strippers and other workers under age 21 at adult entertainment businesses violates the First Amendment and due process rights of the employers and performers, challengers said in a federal lawsuit.

A pair of strip clubs, an adult-oriented retail store, and a 19-year-old who recently lost her job as a nude dancer challenged the law as unconstitutional and asked the court to block the state from enforcing it. They sued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other state officials in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Monday, the same day the restrictions ...