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Child Trans Care Documents Must Be Released, Texas Court Says
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (103+ words) Child Trans Care Documents Must Be Released, Texas Court Says'Bloomberg Law News An LGBTQ+ advocacy group must produce records that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) says might confirm doctors are scheming to circumvent a state ban on child transgender care,…...
Aetna Ordered to Reconsider Transgender Care Coverage Denials
1+ week, 1+ day ago (135+ words) Aetna Ordered to Reconsider Transgender Care Coverage Denials'Bloomberg Law News Two transgender women accusing Aetna Life Insurance Co. of unlawful sex discrimination secured a court order blocking the insurer from applying an internal guideline treating gender-affirming facial reconstruction as cosmetic…...
School Trans Policy Cases Shaken Up by Parental Rights Expansion
1+ week, 4+ day ago (115+ words) School Trans Policy Cases Shaken Up by Parental Rights Expansion'Bloomberg Law News The US Supreme Court's emergency order in a transgender school policy case rattled dozens of lawsuits nationwide, and conservative groups are plotting a path forward to further empower…...
Florida Targets Pediatric Group for Trans Support, Suit Says (1)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (101+ words) Florida Targeted Pediatric Group for Trans Support, Suit Says'Bloomberg Law News The American Academy of Pediatrics has sued the attorney general of Florida, saying state officials targeted it for its support of affirming care for transgender youth via an "unfounded…...
EEOC Overturns Bathroom Ruling for Transgender Federal Workers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (264+ words) The EEOC overturned part of a landmark Biden-era decision that had asserted denying transgender federal workers access to bathrooms that match their gender identity is a form of sex discrimination and harassment. The Republican-controlled Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 Thursday…...
Trump Administration Sued Over Removal of Stonewall Pride Flag (1)
3+ week, 6+ day ago (538+ words) The Pride flag's removal from New York's Stonewall National Monument by the Trump administration without first notifying the public or considering the ramifications for the historic property violated federal law, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan on Tuesday....
Christian Teacher Can’t Undo Pronoun Case First Amendment Loss
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) A Christian substitute teacher who lost job opportunities after refusing to use transgender students" pronouns failed to convince the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday to give her another shot at First Amendment claims against Maryland"s largest school district. A Maryland…...
Supreme Court Faces Heat After Unexplained Rulings for Trump
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (641+ words) The US Supreme Court is fueling criticism that it's treating presidential administrations differently and acting as a partisan partner of Donald Trump in continuing to greenlight his policies without any explanation. In an order Monday, the court allowed Trump to…...
Fifth Circuit Cancels West Texas A&M Drag Show Ban Arguments
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (87+ words) The Fifth Circuit called off oral arguments in West Texas A&M University's cancellation of a campus drag show Tuesday after the trial court wrapped up the underlying case with unusual speed in handing the school a win. The Fifth…...
University of Texas Resolves Race Admissions Case with Students
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (119+ words) University of Texas Resolves Race Admissions Case with Students'Bloomberg Law News University of Texas at Austin no longer faces claims related to the potential use of race in admissions decisions after a student group accepted additional policy changes from the…...