All posts tagged "equal protection"
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Parents of trans children sue Arizona over surgical requirement for changing gender markers
Parents claim the state's policy for changing the gender marker on trans people's birth certificates is unconstitutional
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Federal court rules same-sex partners are entitled to receive Social Security survivor’s benefits
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Social Security Administration’s categorical denial of survivor’s benefits to surviving same-sex partners who were barred from marrying...
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Gloucester County School Board demands full 4th Circuit hear appeal of Gavin Grimm case
School board insists that barring transgender students from single-sex facilities is needed to protect cisgender students' privacy
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Transgender woman sues Florida county sheriff’s office, alleging mistreatment while in jail
Karla Bello claims prison officials misgendered her and denied her access to hormones, violating her Eighth Amendment rights
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New York resident sues state for failing to offer nonbinary gender marker on driver’s licenses
Lawsuit alleges policy violates nonbinary people's right to equal protection under law and their freedom from compelled speech
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Judge questions lawyers over Alabama’s policy on transgender driver’s licenses
A federal judge held a preliminary hearing in a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s policy requiring any transgender individual to undergo gender confirmation surgery in order to...
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Lesbian sues Social Security Administration over denial of survivor’s benefits
Lawsuit argues that same-sex partners who were unable to marry should be treated like straight spouses in common law marriages
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Two Wisconsin residents sue over state’s Medicaid ban on gender confirmation surgery
Two Wisconsin residents are suing the state’s Department of Health Services over a ban that prohibits transgender Medicaid recipients from obtaining coverage for gender confirmation...
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LGBTQ advocates sue Ohio over anti-transgender birth certificate law
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio are suing the Buckeye State for a policy that prohibits people from changing the...
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Juror nondiscrimination bill reintroduced in U.S. Senate
A pair of U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation this session that would prevent discrimination against LGBTQ citizens when being selected for jury duty. Under current...
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Transgender woman sues Kansas over refusal to amend birth certificate
A transgender woman in Kansas is suing the state Department of Health and Environment over an internal policy under which they deny all requests from...
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White House Press Secretary Suggests DADT Court Defense Will Continue
Notwithstanding the government’s decision to stop defending Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act against constitutional challenges, White House press secretary Jay Carney suggested...
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Plaintiffs Oppose Appeal, Overturning of Prop 8 Case
The Perry v. Schwarzenegger plaintiffs filed their opposition papers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday evening. The plaintiffs, led...
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