Tag: transgender rights

A California ruling stops federal prosecutors from obtaining private records from Stanford-linked care, adding another court rebuke to the administration’s campaign against gender-affirming treatment.

A series of rulings on immigration, voting rights, and transgender students shows how the court is reshaping legal protections for vulnerable communities.

The justices blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order while upholding state bans on transgender students in girls’ and women’s sports.

House advances $893 billion defense policy as culture war riders and audit penalties collide with pay raises, troop increases, and a looming Senate clash.

"These filings from the Department of Justice confirm what we have been telling legislatures all year: Banning trans youth from sports and denying trans youth health care violates the Constitution and federal law."

“Everyone – including LGBTQ people - should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period.”

“Trans rights are human rights,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, “and on this #TransDayOfVisibility, I’m pleased to announce we've updated DoD policy on the open service of transgender individuals.”

“The ACLU will fight back against this attempt to write discrimination into the law. Shelters funded by taxpayers should be open to all – period.”

We speak to Chase Strangio, staff attorney at the ACLU, which is challenging the Trump administration’s ban on service members who are transgender.

Two lower court injunctions previously blocked Trump's policy, but in a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court's decision allows the Pentagon to enforce the policy.