Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules
Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
JUNE 10, 2024
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Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
A federal appeals court in Boston on Monday threw out the lawsuit Cook v. Gates, which challenged the constitutionality of "don't ask, don't tell," the military policy that prohibits lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans from serving openly in the military. The federal court of appeals for the first circuit of Boston dismissed the case, ruling that "special deference" must be given to Congress in situations where federal statutes regulate military affairs, Agence France-Presse reported.
In January, the justices will weigh whether to take up the Louisiana case, but Idaho's governor says his state offers the best vehicle for a marriage equality decision.
Ana Reyes, who immigrated from Uruguay and grew up in Kentucky, has worked on asylum and refugee pro bono cases.
Berner will be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
The husband allegedly shot the two women before killing himself.
The anti-LGBTQ minister's claim comes in a case brought against him for spreading hate in the African nation.
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.
The ruling from the Sixth Circuit is the first court decision in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
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.
Judge Juan Perez-Gimenez’s ruling that the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision does not apply in the territory “errs in so many respects that it is hard to know where to begin,” says the First Circuit.
Beth Robinson, a justice on the Vermont Supreme Court, was confirmed Monday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
A questionable ruling brings confusion, and a bit of chaos, to Puerto Rico's same-sex couples.
The Sixth Circuit had ruled similarly in a case out of Tennessee.