Category: court
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Lawmakers push to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender minors as legislative session nears its end
A flurry of bills which have moved quickly in the past two weeks would limit gender-affirming care for teens and create other restrictions on the lives of transgender youth. Rating: Transsupportive, North Carolina Health News, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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U.S. court strikes down Florida transgender health rule
A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down a Florida rule and a statute that banned state Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare, marking the second defeat in two weeks for anti-transgender legislation in the state. Rating: Transneutral, Reuters, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Federal judge blocks Florida ban on Medicaid funds for transgender treatment
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people. Rating: Transneutral, CBS, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Ron DeSantis loses again in court on anti-transgender health law
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations in Florida that banned government healthcare programs from paying for treatments like puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy for transgender people. Rating: Transneutral, Business Insider, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Legal document)
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via Politico, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via NBC, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via WMUR, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ohio lawmakers and religious lobbyists coordinate on anti-trans legislation
Communication on trans athlete bans, other anti-trans bills goes back years Rating: Transsupportive, Ohio Capital Journal, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Michigan Supreme Court may require use of preferred pronouns in court
Justices on the Michigan Supreme Court are weighing whether to instate a new rule to require all courts within the state use a person’s preferred pronouns in court proceedings. Rating: Transneutral, MLive, June 17, 2023 (partial PDF archive)