All posts tagged "appeal"
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Hate Crime Conviction Upheld by Iowa Supreme Court
The court upheld the hate crime conviction of a man who left harassing notes at homes displaying Pride flags.
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A Georgia County Doesn’t Want to Pay the Bill for Trans Surgery
Georgia's Houston County is appealing a ruling finding its employee health plan exclusion on transition-related surgery is unconstitutional.
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Texas Law Banning Transgender Health Care to Take Effect
A Texas law barring transgender youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormones will go into effect next week after the state attorney general’s office filed...
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Transgender Immigrant
High court finds that Estrella Santos-Zacaria should be given another chance to argue why she should not be deported back to Guatemala.
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Jussie Smollett Appeals Conviction Over Anti-Gay “Hate Crime” Hoax
Jussie Smollett's lawyers are appealing his conviction for disorderly conduct for allegedly staging a fake "hate crime" attack.
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New York Forces Gay Man with HIV to Register as Sex Offender
A gay man accused by a malicious ex of "exposing" him to HIV is appealing a decision requiring him to register as a sex offender...
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Brittney Griner Loses Appeal, Likely to Be Transferred to Penal Colony
A Russian court rejected American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of a conviction on what most human rights watchdogs say are trumped-up charges of “drug...
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Bakery Owners Ask Supreme Court to Hear Religious Refusal Case
The owners of an Oregon bakery have asked the Supreme Court to allow them to refuse to create custom-made wedding cakes for same-sex couples.
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Court Partially Blocks Alabama Law Barring Health Care for Trans Minors
A federal judge has blocked parts of an Alabama law that criminalized doctors for prescribing gender-affirming health care treatments to transgender people individuals under the...
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Wealthy Democratic Donor Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
Ed Buck, a prominent political donor, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug charges related to the deaths of two Black gay men.
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Texas court blocks Gov. Abbott’s anti-transgender order
A Texas judge has ruled that Gov. Greg Abbott's order to investigate parents of transgender youth for "child abuse" is unconstitutional.
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New York photographer who doesn’t want to photograph same-sex weddings appeals case dismissal
A New York wedding photographer is appealing a federal judge’s decision throwing out a lawsuit she brought challenging LGBTQ protections in the state’s nondiscrimination law. ...
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Jussie Smollett’s lawyer says his client will appeal disorderly conduct conviction
Jussie Smollett’s lawyer says his client will appeal his conviction on five of six charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about a...
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US marshal claims he was fired for defending lesbian deputy who was being harassed
A U.S. marshal claims he was retaliated against and ultimately fired for standing up for a lesbian deputy who was a victim of harassment.
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Court rejects anti-LGBTQ group’s lawsuit challenging “hate group” label
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a Florida anti-LGBTQ ministry's lawsuit over being excluded from the AmazonSmile program.
