All posts tagged "Fourteenth Amendment"
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Family of transgender woman who died at Rikers Island moving forward with lawsuit against New York City
Layleen Polanco's family alleges prison officials didn't ensure she received proper medical care for her epilepsy
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Georgia superintendent under pressure to issue decision on transgender restrooms
A Georgia school superintendent finds himself under pressure from dueling sides as he prepares to make a decision about whether to allow transgender students to...
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Federal judge rules Gloucester County’s restroom policy violated Gavin Grimm’s civil rights
Judge rules the Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX both protect transgender students from discrimination
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Supreme Court refuses to take up man’s death penalty appeal alleging anti-gay juror bias
Death sentence remains in place despite allegations jurors chose death penalty instead of life in prison
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Judge rules Gavin Grimm can sue to change gender on his school transcript
The Gloucester County School Board will debate changing its policy on transgender restroom use on Feb. 19
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Transgender man, former “Queer Eye” guest, sues University of Georgia over health care discrimination
Skyler Jay argues that exclusions for transition-related care should be removed from employer health plans
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Federal appeals court refuses to review gay defendant’s allegations of jurors’ anti-gay bias
The 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to hear the appeal of a South Dakota gay prisoner who claims he was sentenced to...
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Federal judge: Florida school district must allow trans student to use men’s restroom
Judge rules allowing student to use boys' restroom "poses no threat to the privacy or safety of any of his fellow students"
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Indiana transgender student sues over policy banning him from boys’ restroom
School district argues that students' restroom use needs to be dictated by the gender listed on their birth certificates
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Federal judge in Gavin Grimm case rules transgender students are protected by federal law
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Virginia denied the Gloucester County School Board’s motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought against it by former high...
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Federal court in Maryland says school district’s restroom policy violates transgender student’s rights
In an historic decision, a federal court in Maryland has found that transgender students’ ability to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity...
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Alabama school district will allow lesbian couple to attend prom together
Lambda Legal threatened legal action after school disciplined the girls for public "promposal"
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Transgender retiree sues New York county for denying insurance coverage
A retired transgender employee of a county in upstate New York is suing the county for denying him health insurance coverage for his transition-related care....
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Trans Pittsburgh student “glad” school district reversed anti-trans policy
School district agrees to add gender identity to its nondiscrimination policies, including for restroom access
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Transgender student sues over bathroom access in Florida school district
Drew Adams says he was "shocked and demoralized" after he was barred from the boys' restroom
