All posts tagged "lawsuit"
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Texas judge who refused to officiate same-sex marriages sues for religious freedom violation
Dianne Hensley seeks a religious exemption for justices of the peace who do not want to perform same-sex marriages
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Three women challenge Texas law barring transgender inmates from changing names
Three transgender women have filed a civil suit challenging a Texas law that prohibits current and former transgender federal prison inmates from legally changing their...
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Class-action lawsuit alleges discrimination against Colorado’s trans female inmates
Lawsuit alleges being housed in men's prisons puts trans female inmates at risk of rape and abuse
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Minnesota mother sues school district for discriminating against her transgender son
Helene Woods takes issue with school officials' decision to bar her son from the boys' restroom and locker room
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Illinois school district lifts requirement that transgender students use privacy stalls in locker rooms
An Illinois school board has voted to lift a restriction that required transgender students to use privacy stalls when they access locker rooms that match...
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Gay employee claims pay was slashed so he’d be paid the same as “other females in the office”
A former employee of a high-profile event company in New York City has filed a discrimination complaint against the company, claiming his boss cut his...
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Family of transgender woman who died at Rikers Island moving forward with lawsuit against New York City
Layleen Polanco's family alleges prison officials didn't ensure she received proper medical care for her epilepsy
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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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Third LGBTQ Catholic school teacher sues Indianapolis Archdiocese for anti-gay discrimination
Archdiocese claims it has a right to hire employees who will adhere to Catholic doctrine
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Jury awards $1.75 million to gay Staten Island man who claims NYPD assaulted him and called him “faggot”
The city is reviewing its legal options, pointing to what it calls "inconsistencies" in Louis Falcone's story
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Georgia superintendent under pressure to issue decision on transgender restrooms
A Georgia school superintendent finds himself under pressure from dueling sides as he prepares to make a decision about whether to allow transgender students to...
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West Point, Va., teacher sues over firing for refusing to use trans student’s correct pronouns
A Virginia teacher who was fired for insubordination after he refused to refer to a transgender student using male pronouns is suing his former employer....
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Federal judge upholds right of Southern Poverty Law Center to refer to anti-gay group as “hate group”
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida-based anti-LGBTQ ministry against the Southern Poverty Law Center for designating it as a “hate...
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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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Maryland gay couple sues State Department for refusing to recognize daughter’s U.S. citizenship
Lawsuit is second to challenge the State Department's refusal to acknowledge citizenship of children of same-sex parents
