All posts tagged "aclu"
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Lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s insurance ban for transition-related surgery
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Minnesota State Court challenging the current ban on...
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Barred from Bathrooms
A mother's struggle as her Missouri school district bars her trans children from restrooms
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ACLU again pushes court to take action against Kim Davis
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Kentucky filed a brief last Friday alleging — as they had previously in a separate...
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Kim Davis appeal rejected by 6th Circuit
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected an appeal by Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis seeking to reverse four of the decisions that...
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Dept. of Ed: Trans discrimination is sex discrimination
Illinois school district that denied a transgender female access to locker rooms violated Title IX
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Transgender student appealing Gloucester County restroom policy
Lawyers for a transgender male student from Gloucester County, Va., are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to stop the Gloucester...
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School Bathroom Battles: Virginia fights against trans students
A ruling against a Virginia transgender student could bolster opponents of LGBT nondiscrimination policies
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Court: Colorado cake shop cannot refuse service to gays
The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously ruled that a cake shop cannot refuse service to a gay couple. It upholds a finding from...
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Ky. clerk “sought God” on decision not to issue marriage licenses
Kentucky clerk "sought God" on decision not to issue marriage licenses
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Department of Justice backs Virginia transgender student’s fight
The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in federal court that appears to bolster a Virginia transgender high school student’s fight to...
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FDA recommends lifting lifetime ban on MSM blood donations
Proposed guidance would replace ban with 1-year deferral from last sexual encounter
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LGBT Allies Brace for Discrimination Bills
Even with the advent of marriage equality in a majority of U.S. states, LGBT allies remain on high alert as they brace for the introduction...
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The Supreme Court’s surprise “watershed moment” for marriage equality
No one could have predicted that Oct. 6, 2014 would become one of the most significant days in the history of the marriage-equality movement. But...
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Pentagon officials sued for denying Chelsea Manning medical treatment
Lawyers for Chelsea Manning filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Defense Department and Army officials in federal court Tuesday for...
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Excessive Force
When civil disorder followed the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, it was fueled...
