All posts tagged "aclu"
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Federal court strikes down Trump’s anti-LGBTQ health care rule allowing religious-based discrimination
Court calls rule allowing health care workers to deny certain types of care "a classic solution in search of a problem"
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HRC launches video of civil rights leaders calling on Congress to pass the Equality Act
On Wednesday evening, the Human Rights Campaign released a video on its social media channels featuring more than a dozen of the nation’s civil rights...
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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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Two fired at Oregon high school after LGBTQ student told she was “going to hell”
It was one of several incidents of LGBTQ discrimination, including a bisexual student being forced to read the Bible
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Trump’s new transgender military ban is “transphobia masquerading as policy”
The White House quietly announced new policy that will ban most transgender people from serving in the military
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Transgender student sues Indiana school district for restroom access
The student claims he is being unlawfully discriminated against after being refused entry to the bathroom that matches his gender identity
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Illinois city debates whether to allow “G-rated” Pride Parade
Social conservatives object to a parade, even though organizers say the content will be "G-rated"
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LGBTQ groups hit back at religious exemption for health care workers
LGBTQ groups and their allies are eviscerating the Trump administration for creating a new agency arm designed to ensure health care workers are exempt from...
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Joe Arpaio, anti-immigrant sheriff pardoned by Trump, to run for Senate
Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Arizona sheriff who made a name for himself due to his hard-line stance on immigration, has announced his intention to...
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Second judge issues order halting Trump’s transgender military ban
Judge Marvin Garbis says administration cannot deny gender confirmation surgery for transgender troops
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Newseum debates landmark Supreme Court anti-gay baker case
Moot court previews talking points for case about the legality of denying service to LGBTQ people
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Gavin Grimm’s case moves forward in federal district court
On Friday, transgender teen Gavin Grimm withdrew his request for a preliminary injunction, which allows him to move forward with his lawsuit challenging the Gloucester...
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Trump’s pick for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
Labor issues lawyer Eric Dreiband has also argued for religious exemptions for nonprofits
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LGBTQ groups urge North Carolina governor to veto fake “repeal” bill
On Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that purports to “repeal” the state’s anti-LGBT HB 2 law while keeping some of its more objectionable and...
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Minnesota transgender locker room case on hold as court weighs Grimm case
In a move likely to be repeated for other lawsuits involving transgender issues, a federal judge in Minnesota has suspended a lawsuit from a parents...
