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The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Divided 11th Circuit rejects Title VII challenge to employer’s denial of coverage for gender-affirming surgery

By Arthur S. Leonard

There is a legal battle in federal courts regarding the Trump administration's effort to restrict transgender and non-binary individuals from obtaining passports that identify their sex consistent with their gender identity.

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Federal appeals court refuses to stay injunction against Trump administration passport policy

By Arthur S. Leonard

Attorney Mary Bonauto of GLAD Law with Jim Obergefell outside the Supreme Court on June 26, 2015.

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Mary Bonauto, trailblazing attorney in Obergefell case, maintains faith in marriage equality

By Matt Tracy

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

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.

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In long-shot bid, Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage

By Matt Tracy

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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New York and 15 other states sue Trump over attacks on youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

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

A view of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024.

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Citing religion, Supreme Court rules parents can opt students out of LGBTQ storybooks

By Matt Tracy

Chase Strangio of the ACLU delivers remarks to the audience.

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Union Square rally denounces Supreme Court ruling in US v. Skrmetti

By Donna Aceto

The Trans Flag stands tall outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

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Supreme Court rules Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care does not violate equal protection

By Matt Tracy

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

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