All posts tagged "american civil liberties union"
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Gay Salvadoran asylum seeker sues Trump administration for deporting him to Guatemala
Lawsuit challenges "safe third country" policy that puts asylum seekers into similar circumstances that caused them to flee
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Gavin Grimm elected to ACLU Board of Directors
The ACLU represented Grimm while he was suing his school district over its trans-exclusive restroom policy
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Federal court will allow transgender Ohioans to sue state for denying them accurate birth certificates
A federal court judge has ruled that four transgender individuals may move forward with a lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Health for its policy...
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Gay couples can sue Kim Davis for denying them marriage licenses, federal court rules
6th Circuit also ruled that Kentucky must pay $224,000 in legal fees to couples who sued
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Judge questions lawyers over Alabama’s policy on transgender driver’s licenses
A federal judge held a preliminary hearing in a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s policy requiring any transgender individual to undergo gender confirmation surgery in order to...
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Iowa judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Iowa’s Medicaid ban on transgender surgery
An Iowa judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of two transgender Medicaid recipients that challenges Iowa’s law allowing local governments and state agencies...
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ACLU asks Supreme Court to recognize LGBTQ employment protections
Lawyers outline arguments for why the high court should recognize LGBTQ workplace protections in federal law
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Trump administration sued for allowing health care workers to deny care to LGBTQ people
Lawsuit argues that the exemption violates federal law and threatens patients' ability to access health care
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Every Child Deserves a Family Act would prohibit discrimination in adoption and foster care
Bill would prohibit religiously-motivated discrimination against prospective parents, including same-sex couples
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LGBTQ plaintiffs sue Iowa over transgender Medicaid exemption
Lawsuit claims law prohibiting taxpayer dollars from covering gender confirmation surgery is unconstitutional
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Lesbian couple sues Trump administration and South Carolina over foster care discrimination
HHS-granted waiver allows agencies to turn away same-sex couples and others based on agencies' religious beliefs
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Supreme Court leaves Pennsylvania school district’s trans-friendly restroom policy in place
Supreme Court refuses to hear lawsuit brought by students who object to sharing facilities with trans students
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Trump administration wants to allow shelters to discriminate against transgender people
Shelters would be allowed to skirt Equal Access Rule by housing people based on their biological sex at birth
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Former Log Cabin Republicans president comes out against Equality Act in op-ed
Gregory Angelo says the Equality Act doesn't provide enough religious exemptions, but legal organizations disagree
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Tennessee lawmakers push “indecent exposure” bill to criminalize transgender people
Bill is one of six anti-LGBTQ measures being pushed by lawmakers that LGBTQ advocates call the "slate of hate"
