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Apr 19, 2024
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on U.S. Department of Education’s Final Title IX Rule
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education issued a final rule today governing schools’ obligations to guarantee that all students, including survivors of sexual harassment,...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Women's Rights
Apr 18, 2024
New Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Montana’s Refusal to Update Transgender People’s Birth Certificates & Driver’s Licenses
HELENA, Mont. – Today two transgender women filed a class-action lawsuit against the State of Montana and various state agencies challenging a 2022 policy that categorically bars...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Apr 16, 2024
Ohio Court Temporarily Blocks Gender-Affirming Care Ban from Taking Effect
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth from taki...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Moe v. Yost
Apr 16, 2024
Fourth Circuit Rejects West Virginia Law Barring Transgender Girls From Student Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a West Virginia law banning transgender student-athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identi...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Women's Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Apr 15, 2024
Supreme Court Narrows Injunction Against Idaho Trans Care Ban
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court of the United States issued a partial stay today against a statewide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirmi...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Labrador
Mar 29, 2024
Texas Appeals Court Upholds Rulings Blocking State from Investigating Trans Youth and Their Families
AUSTIN, Texas — Today the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, upheld injunctions in two related cases against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) an...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Abbott
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