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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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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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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.

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.

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.

Judge Won't Block Florida's Restrictions on Care for Trans Adults

The same judge has blocked restrictions affecting trans youth.

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. 

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.

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.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce transgender military ban

The ruling, which only lifts a preliminary injunction, is counter to what all lower courts have said about the issue.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.