Jun 20, 2023
Federal Judge Overturns Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Federal Judge Overturns Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 20, 2023
Judge Grants Southern Utah Drag Stars Preliminary Injunction to Host Drag Show 
Southern Utah Drag Stars will hold its family-friendly drag event on June 30 in St. George, Utah.
Jun 16, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Indiana Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
INDIANAPOLIS – A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking an Indiana law that prohibits health care professionals from providing or even referring transge...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 16, 2023
Florida Educators Urge Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Preliminary Block of Unlawful “Stop W.O.K.E.” Censorship Law
ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Ballard Spahr urge the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh ...
Court case: Pernell v. Lamb
Jun 05, 2023
Advocates Defend Connecticut’s Inclusive Student Athletics Policy in Historic Hearing
NEW YORK — Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut will defend the state’s transgender-inclusive student athletics policy on beh...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 31, 2023
Families Sue to Block Idaho’s Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth
BOISE — An Idaho law criminalizing gender-affirming health care for transgender youth is being challenged by families in federal court. In a lawsuit filed by the American Civil L...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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