Texas book ban law is likely unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
January 17, 2024
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Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states
The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
June 17, 2024
Indiana Trans Students Will Continue to Access Appropriate Facilities
The students can use the restrooms and locker rooms for their gender identity while their lawsuits proceed, an appeals court has ruled.
August 4, 2023
Judge reinstates nationwide stop to Trump’s trans military ban
“This litigation is not about a medical condition. A medical condition has not given its country decades of military service…People have. Transgender people,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said.
March 26, 2025
Montana to Allow Changes to Gender on Birth Certificates After Ruling
State officials had previously said they would not comply with a court injunction making the changes to birth certificates easier for transgender residents.
September 20, 2022
Kentucky and Tennessee Bans on Trans Care for Youth Upheld in Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling Thursday, but the lawyers representing trans youth and families note that the fight is not over.
September 29, 2023
Transgender troops ask federal judge for temporary restraining order against Trump administration
The Department of Justice has until Tuesday morning to assure Judge Ana Reyes that trans troops aren't being professionally impacted.
March 24, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Drag Ban Can't Be Enforced, Supreme Court Rules
Florida cannot enforce the ban on drag shows while the state appeals an earlier decision by a federal judge who ruled the ban unconstitutional.
November 17, 2023
Montana court blocks enforcement of ban on gender marker changes
A state district court granted a preliminary injunction blocking prohibitions on changes on the gender markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates.
December 17, 2024
ACLU Blasts Montana's Delay on Trans Birth Certificate Order
A judge has blocked a law that would have made it harder for trans residents to change the gender on their birth certificates, but the state still hasn't changed the process.
May 23, 2022
D.C. appeals court won't block Trump's trans military ban — just yet
The judges may reconsider if the military takes action against trans service members.
March 31, 2025
High Court Denies Appeal on Ariz. Benefits Ban
This means Arizona state employees will continue receiving domestic-partner benefits while a challenge to the ban proceeds through the courts.
June 27, 2013
Another federal judge protects transgender Air Force members from adverse government action
A New Jersey U.S. District Court judge stepped in to block the Pentagon from takinc action against two trans airmen.
March 24, 2025
California School District Temporarily Blocked From Outing Trans Students
The Chino Valley district was the first in the state to adopt such a policy, for which it was sued by California's attorney general.
September 7, 2023
Missouri Judge Blocks GOP Attorney General’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
She issued a temporary injunction that lasts until after she’s had an opportunity to hear some arguments in the case.
May 1, 2023
Kentucky County Must Issue Marriage Licenses to All
After an antigay clerk dug in her heels, a U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering Rowan County, Ky., to stop denying marriage licenses to couples.
August 12, 2015
Judge Won't Block Florida's Restrictions on Care for Trans Adults
The same judge has blocked restrictions affecting trans youth.
September 13, 2023
Providing Gender-Affirming Care to Youth Is Now a Felony After Judge Rules Law Can Go Into Effect
The law had been on hold until the judge could decide whether to block it while a suit against it is heard.
October 6, 2023
DOJ Moves to Block 'Significant Harm' of HB 2
"H.B. 2 is not merely a solution to a non-existent problem; it is state-sanctioned discrimination," writes the Justice Department.
July 6, 2016
Trump's Trans Military Ban Can Now Go Into Effect
An injunction on the ban was upheld last week, but a new order from a Washington, D.C., federal court has put it in back in motion.
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March 19, 2019