Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth upheld by appeals court
The court had temporarily stayed a block on the law in February and now has lifted it altogether.
November 16, 2024
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Appeals court lets Indiana's gender-affirming care ban go into effect
The Seventh Circuit lifted an injunction, letting the ban be enforced while a lawsuit against it proceeds.
February 27, 2024
Appeals Court Says Federal Law Bans Anti-LGB Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does cover sexual orientation discrimination, the Seventh Circuit rules, making it the highest court to arrive at this determination.
April 4, 2017
Court: Landlords Must Protect Tenants From Homophobic Harassment
The decision from a federal appeals court comes in the case of a lesbian who says she was physically and verbally assaulted other tenants at her senior housing facility.
August 28, 2018
Trump Hopes for a Chance to Replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Supreme Court
Or Anthony Kennedy, sources say, as both LGBT-supportive jurists are in their 80s.
January 3, 2017
Wisconsin Trans Student's Discrimination Suit Settled
Ash Whitaker will receive financial compensation, and his district will withdraw an appeal to the Supreme Court.
January 10, 2018
Same-Sex Marriages Halted in Indiana
An appeals court has granted a stay of the Wednesday ruling that struck down the state's marriage ban.
June 27, 2014
Victory for Trans Rights at Federal Appeals Court
The Seventh Circuit becomes the first federal appeals court to base a ruling on trans student rights on Title IX and the U.S. Constitution.
May 30, 2017
Lesbian's Employment Discrimination Case Appealed to Supreme Court
If the high court takes Jameka Evans's case, it will decide whether existing federal law bans sexual orientation discrimination.
July 6, 2017
Indiana Catholic School OK to Fire Staffer in Same-Sex Marriage: Appeals Court
Roncalli High School in Indianapolis was within its rights to fire Shelly Fitzgerald because her marriage goes against Catholic doctrine, a federal appellate court rules.
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Report: One-Third of Trump's Judicial Picks Are Anti-LGBT
Plus they're getting confirmed with record speed, says a new report from Lambda Legal.
December 21, 2017
Trump's Three Alarming Supreme Court Finalists
Raymond Kethledge, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh (shown from left) would all shift the court rightward.
July 9, 2018
The Appalling Judges Who Could Replace Anthony Kennedy
Many potential Trump nominees for the Supreme Court vacancy have shown hostility to the rights of LGBT people, other minorities, and women.
June 28, 2018
EEOC Says Walmart Corp. Discriminated Against Trans Worker
The worker and the company will now try to settlte the case; if that doesn't work out, she can sue.
August 8, 2017
Indiana's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Officially Lifted
After an order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, most county clerks have begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
October 9, 2014
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
Indiana's Discrimination Against LGBTQ Families Must Stop, Court Rules
An appeals court ruled against the state's refusal to list both same-sex spouses on birth certificates.
January 22, 2020
Supreme Court Won't Hear Georgia Lesbian's Discrimination Case
The case of Jameka Evans would have given the high court the opportunity to decide if federal law already bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.
December 11, 2017
Another State Refuses to Recognize Legal Same-Sex Marriages
An order from Gov. Mike Pence's office withholds recognition for the marriages that took place in the brief period that licenses were available to same-sex couples.
July 9, 2014
Fed. Judges Get Tough on States Defending Marriage Bans
In today's hearing before the Seventh Circuit, judges challenged the arguments that procreation and tradition justify limiting marriage to heterosexual couples.
August 26, 2014
Strip Search by Trans Guard Violated Inmate's Religious Beliefs: Court
The trans guard supervised a strip search of Rufus West, an inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, Wis., in 2016.
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