A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to stop the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from blocking funds for art projects that promote “gender ideology,” because the agency is no longer implementing the certification requirement.
U.S. District Judge William Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, denied a motion filed by several arts and theater groups seeking a preliminary injunction.
The groups—Rhode Island Latino Arts, the National Queer Theater, the Theater Offensive, and the Theatre Communications Group—represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, sued last month, saying the move violated the First Amendment, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fifth Amendment….