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BREAKING: On a 2-1 vote, the Sixth Circuit tosses out Friends of George’s challenge to Tennessee’s anti-drag law, holding the group lacks standing. Nalbandian, a Trump appointee, writes. The decision only addresses standing, not the merits of the case. opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinion…
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Altogether, SCOTUS granted certiorari in 7 cases this morning. They did not grant the petitions brought by the challengers to the Tennessee and Kentucky laws, which also raised a parental rights due process claim. Here is the full SCOTUS orders list: supremecourt.gov/orders/cour…
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will review whether bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors violate equal protection guarantees, hearing the appeal brought by the Biden administration in response to TN's law. More to come at Law Dork: lawdork.com/
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Breaking: Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will remain in effect for now, as the full Seventh Circuit denies the plaintiffs’ request to reconsider the panel’s order allowing the law to go into effect. Four judges would have reconsidered the panel’s order.
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Here is my full Law Dork report on today's SCOTUS order allowing Idaho's anti-trans ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect: lawdork.com/p/scotus-idaho-g…
BREAKING: Over the liberals' dissent, the Supreme Court allows Idaho's ban on gender-affirming care to minors to be enforced during litigation, except as to the plaintiffs in the case and "the treatments they sought below." More to come at Law Dork: lawdork.com/
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🚨BREAKING: We just filed our lawsuit challenging Ohio's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. We will fight in court to ensure that trans youth and their parents can access critically important, lifesaving healthcare without government intrusion.
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BREAKING: SCOTUS allows West Texas A&M University to continue its campus drag ban. The justices deny students the injunction they have thus far also been denied by Judge Kacsmaryk and the Fifth Circuit. There are no noted dissents. Background: lawdork.com/p/wtamu-drag-ban…
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The Judicial Conference of the United States today strengthened the policy governing random case assignment to limit the practice of “judge shopping,” when litigants strategically choose where to file cases in hopes of being assigned a certain judge. uscourts.gov/news/2024/03/12…
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Hate crimes committed in K-12 schools have quadrupled in states that have passed anti-LGBT legislation since 2020, according to a Washington Post analysis of FBI data. For the activists and politicians writing these laws, this is just a sign that their plan is working.
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11th Circuit unanimously (Wilson, Grant, Brasher) finds Florida's Stop W.O.K.E. Act is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination for disallowing employers from holding certain diversity-related trainings. media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opin…
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NEW LAW DORK: Fifth Circuit keeps Texas anti-drag law on ice as the state's appeal proceeds. Judge James Ho, though, wrote that Texas should immediately be allowed to enforce the law — despite a district judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutional. lawdork.com/p/texas-anti-dra…
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I think this is going to be a tough stay application at SCOTUS for the people challenging Idaho's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, so I spent time yesterday trying to lay out what's what here. I urge you to read it & subscribe to Law Dork: lawdork.com/p/idaho-scotus-a…
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NEW: We've just launched a new resource tracking state laws and policies restricting youth access to gender affirming care. Learn more about this rapidly changing landscape.
Our new tracker looks at the impact of state laws and policies on youth access to gender-affirming care. Discover key details on their content, including the types of penalties providers face, the basis and status of legal challenges, and more: bit.ly/42jp9KG
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NEW: Here's my breaking news report at Law Dork on this —> lawdork.com/p/scotus-florida…
BREAKING: #SCOTUS DENIES Florida's request to let it enforce its anti-drag law during its appeal. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have granted the state's request, to allow enforcement against non-parties during the appeal. More to come at Law Dork: lawdork.com/
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A Texas high school has told a senior he can't play the male lead in "Oklahoma!" because he's transgender, citing a new school policy requiring all roles in student productions to be cast based on the gender assigned at birth. kxii.com/2023/11/06/sherman-…
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303 Creative has been in the news the past two days over questions about a claim made by Lorie Smith that 303 Creative had received a request for a same-sex wedding website. • @melissagira: newrepublic.com/article/1739… • @srl: theguardian.com/law/2023/jun…
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BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. Every federal court so far has blocked or rejected these bans as discriminatory and dangerous.
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A judge from the 21st Judicial Circuit granted a temporary restraining order against the Missouri Attorney General's anti-transgender rule preventing it from going into effect until the court can hear from experts and rule on a preliminary injunction.
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