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Demonstrators carry Trans Flags outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026.

Legal

Supreme Court rules states can bar trans girls and women from school sports

By Arthur S. Leonard

A view of E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, home to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, as seen from the East Building of the National Gallery of Art.

Legal

Divided appeals panel authorizes interim protection from discharge for some trans troops

By Arthur S. Leonard

Monroe Township High School.

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New Jersey school board on the hook for big damages in homophobic harassment case

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Colorado Supreme Court's courtroom at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center.

Legal

Transgender plaintiffs win preliminary victories in three gender-affirming care lawsuits

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Courts deliver two trans rights victories — sort of — from out west

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, US, April 1, 2026.

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Supreme Court to decide whether state program to pay for universal preschool must include Catholic schools

By Arthur S. Leonard

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interviewed after announcing new nutrition guidelines, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026.

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Federal court calls RFK Jr. an ‘unserious leader’ and blocks anti-trans health policies

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Legal

Eighth Circuit Appeals Court panel vacates preliminary injunctions against restrictive Iowa school laws

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Supreme Court as justices are expected to issue orders in pending appeals in Washington, DC, U.S., March 23, 2026.

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SCOTUS rules Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors probably violates First Amendment

By Arthur S. Leonard

The morning sky above the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2026.

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Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s conversion therapy law draws criticism

By Matt Tracy

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas.

Legal

EEOC rules that transgender federal employees may be denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard

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

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Ninth Circuit panel affirms injunction against Montana anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Virginia.

Health

Federal appeals court rules West Virginia Medicaid coverage exclusion of ‘sex-change’ surgery is legal

By Arthur S. Leonard

A general view of U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 20, 2026.

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Supreme Court blocks California law protecting trans students from being ‘outed’ to their parents

By Arthur S. Leonard

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to U.S. Army National Guard soldiers after a re-enlistment ceremony at the base of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 6, 2026.

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Fourth Circuit panel upholds military ban on enlisting HIV-positive individuals

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Trump administration sued over removal of Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

By Matt Tracy

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