All posts tagged "due process"
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Teacher Suspended Over LGBTQ Books Fights Back in Court
Karen Cahall, an elementary school teacher in Ohio, is suing her school district after being suspended for having books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom...
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Jussie Smollett’s Conviction for Hate Crime Hoax Reversed
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's 2021 conviction, saying prosecutors had no right to retry him.
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9-Year-Old Transgender Boy’s Family Sues North Carolina
The family of a 9-year-old transgender youth is suing North Carolina over its law blocking minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
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Two Librarians Fired Over Rainbow Autism Symbol
Lawsuit describes a library board whose members seek to censor books and viewpoints that conflict with their own beliefs.
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Trans Ex-Inmate Sues for Being Kept in Solitary for 6 Years
A transgender former inmate is suing the Missouri Department of Corrections for keeping her in solitary confinement due to her HIV status.
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Activists to Sue Over Utah Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
LGBTQ advocates and allies have announced plans to challenge a newly signed Utah law barring gender-affirming treatments for trans youth.
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Karl Racine Leads Attorneys General Against “Don’t Say Gay” Law
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is leading a coalition of 18 attorneys general who have signed onto an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit...
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Second Lawsuit Filed Challenging Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A second federal lawsuit has been filed against four Florida school boards challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and districts’ attempts...
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Federal Court Strikes Down Pentagon’s Discriminatory HIV Policy
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Defense to stop discriminating against service members living with HIV and allow them to deploy and...
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South Carolina man challenges “sex offender” status for conviction under anti-sodomy law
A South Carolina man is challenging a law requiring him to register as a sex offender for having consensual sex with another man.
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Transgender prisoner sues DC over Department of Corrections policy housing her in men’s unit
A prisoner in D.C. Jail has filed a class action lawsuit challenging a policy that places transgender female inmates in men's units.
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Federal court rules same-sex partners are entitled to receive Social Security survivor’s benefits
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Social Security Administration’s categorical denial of survivor’s benefits to surviving same-sex partners who were barred from marrying...
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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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Lesbian sues Social Security Administration over denial of survivor’s benefits
Lawsuit argues that same-sex partners who were unable to marry should be treated like straight spouses in common law marriages
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Two Wisconsin residents sue over state’s Medicaid ban on gender confirmation surgery
Two Wisconsin residents are suing the state’s Department of Health Services over a ban that prohibits transgender Medicaid recipients from obtaining coverage for gender confirmation...
