All posts tagged "U.S. Department of Justice"
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LGBTQ activists don’t want death penalty for men charged in dual murder of trans women in Puerto Rico
Suspects face federal carjacking and weapons charges in relation to the women's murders
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Justice Department says Title IX should exclude transgender female athletes
DOJ has sided with a trio of cisgender girls suing to stop trans females from competing in women's sports
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Trump administration refuses to release documents about “Religious Liberty Task Force”
Department of Justice argues information sought by a BuzzFeed FOIA request is "exempt from disclosure"
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to implement transgender military ban
Department of Justice tries to circumvent lower courts in an effort to expel transgender service members
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Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons sued over rollback of protections for transgender inmates
Policy change was prompted by a lawsuit claiming female inmates are "threatened" by the mere presence of transgender women
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Transgender woman’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to decline to hear appeal
ACLU says court should allow decision finding a funeral home director unlawfully fired a trans employee to stand
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UPDATE: Anti-gay lawyer confirmed as head of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
Senate Republicans have filed for cloture, or to end debate, on nomination of Eric Dreiband
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Supreme Court gives Justice Department more time to respond to transgender woman’s Title VII lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Solicitor General Noel Francisco extra time to weigh in on a discrimination lawsuit brought by a transgender woman against...
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Lambda Legal demands documents on Brett Kavanaugh and his role in the Bush administration
8 separate requests filed as Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley announces push to confirm Supreme Court nominee
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LGBTQ groups slam government’s request to dismiss second lawsuit over trans military ban
Just as it did with a case out of Washington, D.C. challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender military members, the U.S. Department of Justice has...
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Federal court finds sex discrimination laws protect transgender people
Two pro-LGBTQ legal organizations have filed an amended complaint on behalf of a mother suing a San Diego children’s hospital for discriminating against her transgender...
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Jeff Sessions: Christian baker has “fundamental right” to refuse service to gays
AG argues that Colorado's nondiscrimination law infringes on a baker's right to practice his religion
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Trump administration’s “religious liberty” guidance rolls back birth control coverage
Justice Department and HHS want to allow employers to refuse to provide insurance coverage for contraception
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves Eric Dreiband’s nomination on party-line vote
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Eric Dreiband, a controversial Trump nominee whose nomination has rankled LGBTQ and civil rights advocates, to...
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Trump administration moves to dismiss lawsuit against trans military ban
Government argues that plaintiffs can't claim they've suffered injury when ban hasn't been finalized yet
