All posts tagged "Equal Protection Clause"
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Transgender Girl Banned From Wearing Dress To Graduation
The American Civil Liberties Union launches lawsuit against Harrison County School District in Mississippi on behalf of 17-year-old client.
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Justice Dept. Sues Tennessee Over Transgender Treatment Ban
Complaint intervening in lawsuit brought by families of trans youth argues that the law is both discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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Tennessee Sued Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Several parents of transgender children are suing the state of Tennessee over a recently passed law prohibiting children from accessing gender-affirming care and prosecuting doctors...
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Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia from Enforcing Trans Sports Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant an emergency request to permit West Virginia to enforce its ban on trans athletes in women's sports
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Karl Racine Leads Attorneys General Against “Don’t Say Gay” Law
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is leading a coalition of 18 attorneys general who have signed onto an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit...
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Trans State Employees Sue Georgia Over Denial of Insurance Coverage
Two Georgia state employees and a public school employee are suing the state of Georgia over an insurance exclusion in their employee health insurance plan...
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Prince George’s County Settles Trans Teacher’s Discrimination Suit
Prince George’s County Public Schools has agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by a transgender teacher who claimed she suffered years of “pervasive and...
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HRC Foundation Sues Tennessee Over Anti-Transgender Restroom Law
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ organization, is suing a Tennessee school district and the Tennessee Department of...
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Indiana Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto of Trans Sports Ban
Indiana lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill barring transgender females from competing in women’s sports teams, which will ensure...
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Judge Rules Transgender Student Has Right To Use Boys’ Restroom
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt is prohibiting an Indiana school from barring a transgender seventh-grader from the boys' restroom.
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Gay Chicago firefighter alleges supervisor used anti-gay slurs, undressed in front of him, and propositioned him for sex
A court refused to dismiss a gay Chicago Fire Department employee's lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against and sexually harassed.
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13-year-old girl sues Florida over bill barring transgender athletes from female sports teams
A 13-year-old transgender girl is suing the state of Florida over a law that would prohibit her from playing on the girls' soccer team.
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Georgia transgender sheriff’s deputy can sue for health care denial, court says
Court becomes the second in the South to refuse to dismiss a trans employee's health care discrimination lawsuit
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Appeals court: Gloucester County School Board discriminated against Gavin Grimm by barring him from boys’ restroom
Fourth Circuit finds both Title IX and U.S. Constitution protect transgender people from discrimination under the law
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Federal court declares South Carolina’s “no promo homo” law unconstitutional
Judge rules prohibition on discussing homosexuality in health class violates LGBTQ students' right to equal protections
