Idaho's anti-trans law could impede investigation of child sexual assault
The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.
AUGUST 15, 2024
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The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.
The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.
"The Constitution must always prevail," writes Chief U.S. District Court Judge David C. Nye.
The Department of Justice, headed by William Barr, supports a state law barring trans females from girls' and women's school sports teams.
Idaho's law making it a felony to provide such care to minors is unconstitutional, according to the suit.
Because Idaho doesn't have a hate crimes law that covers sexual orientation, the U.S. government sought to indict the defendant on a federal hate crime charge.
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He issued a temporary restraining order that stops the new law from being implemented while a legal challenge makes its way through the court system.
The new laws take direct aim at gender-affirming care for minors and the trans community.
The bills bar student athletes from teams for the gender with which they identify and prevent residents from changing the gender on their birth certificates.
They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.
Federal appeals courts have ruled against the laws, so the states are petitioning SCOTUS.
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The law will take effect next month.
The man admitted guilt to a string of unsolved attacks in Idaho last year.
An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.
It was set to take effect Thursday.
“This is an important victory for common sense, equality, and the rights of transgender youth under the law,” the ACLU's Chase Strangio said.
Men were forced to register as sex offenders over convictions for having consensual sex.
Despite several court rulings and a decided victory in the court of public opinion, Idaho governor Butch Otter isn't willing to let marriage equality take hold in the Gem State.
The state can enforce it against all state residents except those who sued to challenge it, the high court ruled Monday.