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President Walter Wendler, who canceled the drag show, cited his Christian religious beliefs and the school&#8217;s public and not religiously affiliated status. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) sued Wendler and West Texas A&amp;M in 2023 on behalf of Spectrum WT, the LGBTQ student group behind the drag show, &#8220;A Fool&#8217;s Drag Race.&#8221; A district court judge denied FIRE and Spectrum WT&#8217;s motion for a preliminary injunction in 2023, and the Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case following a request for emergency action by the student group. The 5th Circuit ruling, written by Judge Leslie H. 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