All posts tagged "Fourteenth Amendment"
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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law to Jail Librarians for “Harmful” Books
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have allowed librarians, teachers, and booksellers to be imprisoned for up to six years...
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Trans Ex-Inmate Sues for Being Kept in Solitary for 6 Years
A transgender former inmate is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections for keeping her in solitary confinement due to her HIV status.
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Kentucky Families of Trans Youth Sue to Block Health Care Ban
Lawyers representing seven families with trans youth ask a federal judge to block Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care from taking effect.
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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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Transgender Woman Sues Over Mistreatment in Men’s Prison
A transgender woman is suing the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections over being allegedly mistreated while being held in custody in an all-male...
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West Virginia Medicaid Must Cover Cost of Transgender Surgical Care
On Aug. 2, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s Medicaid program must cover gender-affirming surgical care for transgender patients. U.S. District Court Judge Robert...
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Second Lawsuit Filed Challenging Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A second federal lawsuit has been filed against four Florida school boards challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and districts’ attempts...
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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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Parents, Students, And Teachers Sue Over Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Law
On Thursday, a group of Florida school-age students, parents of LGBTQ youth, and a teacher filed suit against a recent bill signed into law by...
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John Cornyn Grills Ketanji Brown Jackson Over Gay Marriage
The Texas senator decries judicial activism, citing the 2015 Supreme Court decision overturning state bans on same-sex marriages.
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South Carolina man challenges “sex offender” status for conviction under anti-sodomy law
A South Carolina man is challenging a law requiring him to register as a sex offender for having consensual sex with another man.
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Gloucester County School Board settles with Gavin Grimm for $1.3 million
Gloucester County School Board agreed to settle with former student Gavin Grimm for barring him from the boys' restroom at his high school.
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Federal judge blocks West Virginia’s transgender athlete ban from taking effect
A federal judge has blocked West Virginia's law banning transgender athletes from competing in sports based on gender identity.
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Appeals court upholds Florida trans student’s right to use boys’ restroom
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has released a narrow decision finding a school district's anti-trans restroom policy unconstitutional.
