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US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.

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Federal appeals court finds First Amendment protection for campus drag show

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (pictured) issued an an en banc (full bench) ruling on Aug. 12, reversing a decision after a full trial by US District Judge James M. Moody, Jr., who had issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

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Two federal appeals courts rule against challenges to state laws banning youth gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

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Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US District Court for Idaho's Chief District Judge David Nye was one of President Trump’s 2017 appointees during his first term.

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Trans student bathroom cases continue to occupy federal courts

By Arthur S. Leonard

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024.

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Supreme Court targets LGBTQ rights in follow-up to Skrmetti case and new cases for next term

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Phillip Burton Federal Building is one of the courthouses for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Federal court blocks portions of Trump’s anti-trans executive orders

By Arthur S. Leonard

Marlean Ames sits for a portrait at the law office of Edward Gilbert, her lawyer, in Akron, Ohio, U.S., February 13, 2025.

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Supreme Court revives straight employee’s sexual orientation discrimination claim

By Arthur S. Leonard

Metropolitan Detention Center where Ghislaine Maxwell is being held in Brooklyn New York

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Federal Bureau of Prisons blocked from enforcing Trump’s order on trans inmates

By Arthur S. Leonard

A view of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024.

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Supreme Court decision to abstain from the ‘T-shirt wars’ draws heated Alito dissent

By Arthur S. Leonard

Nancy Abudu was one of two judges who ruled to uphold a statewide preliminary injunction against enforcement of Florida’s anti-drag law.

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Federal appeals court upholds injunction against Florida’s anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Supreme Court.

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SCOTUS likely to rule for parents in dispute over LGBTQ-themed books in Maryland

By Arthur S. Leonard

Members of the US military stand between the border walls separating Mexico and the United States, with Tijuana, Mexico in the background, in San Diego, California, U.S., March 21, 2025.

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Trump’s trans military ban blocked by three federal trial judges

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Ohio Court of Appeals rules ban on gender-affirming care for minors violates state Constitution

By Arthur S. Leonard

US Supreme Court justices attend President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Supreme Court will rule on Colorado conversion therapy case

By Arthur S. Leonard

Brendan A. Hurson of the U.S. District Court in Baltimore is one of two judges to issue preliminary injunctions blocking implementation of several provisions of executive orders signed by President Donald J. Trump.

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Two federal judges block Trump from cutting off funding to providers of gender-affirming care to minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

The William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse is seen during a hearing in the multi-state lawsuit over President Trump's order ending all federal funding or support for gender-affirming care for people younger than 19, outside a courthouse in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 14, 2025.

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Bicoastal court orders block Trump’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

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