Texas Strip Clubs Will Appeal Law Banning Workers Under 21

A coalition of adult entertainment groups say they’ll appeal a recent judgment in Texas upholding a conservative state law banning people under 21 from working in strip clubs and adult book stores.

The groups filed a notice of appeal Tuesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas. In April, US District Judge Robert Pitman said Texas can keep the law as a way to curb human trafficking in sexually oriented businesses.

Pitman, an Obama appointee, said the law avoids violating the First Amendment because it doesn’t burden substantially more speech than necessary.

The appeal will go before ...