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Florida judge dismisses case against trans woman jailed for using restroom at state capitol

The 21-year-old had alerted authorities she had planned to use the restroom as a protest against the state's anti-trans laws.

Meet the transgender woman arrested for using a Florida Capitol restroom (exclusive)

Florida Capitol Police arrested Marcy Rheintgen on March 19 and charged her with trespassing, a second degree misdemeanor under state law.

Trans woman arrested for using women's restroom in what could be a first under a Florida law

A 20-year-old resident of Illinois was taken into custody by Capital police and charged with trespassing after she tried to use a women’s restroom at the state Capitol building last month.