A Prince George’s state senator told The Examiner he was trying to help former state Sen. Tommie Broadwater when he changed a law to allow Broadwater’s strip clubs to remain open while closing down others in the county.

The 2005 law, which would have closed all Prince George’s County strip clubs that received liquor commission approval after Aug. 15, 1981, was struck down by U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis last week. Garbis ruled that the clause added by Democratic state Sen. Nathaniel Exum violated the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment requirement that all laws be applied equally.