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In October 2019, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bostock v. Clayton County, a case about whether a federal civil rights law that prohibits employment discrimination based on “sex” extends to gay and transgender Americans too.
During the first case to be heard in the back-to-back session, Little v. Hecox, both conservative and liberal justices raised questions — including those about what level of scrutiny to apply to anti-trans sports bans and whether this case itself was still valid.
In early January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly said the Democrats would force "transgender for everyone" if they won the midterms, according to a rumor circulating o
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The Supreme Court Is Skeptical of Trans Athletes’ Rights
During oral arguments on Tuesday, the conservative justices only seemed to diverge over how far their ruling should go.
The Supreme Court justices are back on the bench for their first session of the new year, and several major cases are slated for oral arguments. Over the next two weeks, battles over transgender athlete bans,
The suit says the administration is overreaching in trying to condition funds that have already been signed off on by Congress. In Illinois, it would force government agencies to violate state laws such as the Illinois Human Rights Act.
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NSA employee sues Trump administration over order on transgender rights and two ‘immutable’ genders
A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and seeking to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law.
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration over unconstitutional ICE conduct. And, SCOTUS hears two cases on whether states can bar transgender athletes from women's sports.
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Cathryn Oakley, Human Rights Campaign senior director of legal policy on the Supreme Court arguments over West Virginia's transgender athlete ban.
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