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Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the US District Court for the District of Idaho put a hold on the state's legislation against trans youth.

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Federal court blocks enforcement of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

Six members of the US Supreme Court opted against reviewing a lower court decision stipulating that a law banning conversion therapy does not violate the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court avoids ruling on conversion therapy bans

By Arthur S. Leonard

The courthouse for the New York Appellate Division, 2nd Department, in Brooklyn.

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New York court decides marriage law applies retroactively in lesbian divorce case

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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Federal court rejects challenge to Florida’s anti-trans sports law

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Supreme Court

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Supreme Court considering several LGBTQ-related cases for review

By Arthur S. Leonard

Judge David C. Nye said the Idaho bathroom law represents "a difficult case" with both sides seeking "to protect important individual rights."

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Federal judge denies preliminary injunction against Idaho’s bathroom law, but refuses to dismiss challenge

By Arthur S. Leonard

US District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant ruled in favor of an incarcerated trans woman whose Eighth Amendment rights were violated when Connecticut prison officials impeded on her ability to receive gender-affirming care.

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Trans inmate wins judgment against Connecticut prison officials for ‘shocking’ inadequate care

By Arthur S. Leonard

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Free exercise of religion on steroids in California court rulings against LGBTQ rights

By Arthur S. Leonard

The statehouse in Alabama is where lawmakers approved a ban on gender-affirming care for youth. The law has been held up by the courts, but the state is now allowed to enforce it.

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Appeals court allows Alabama to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Federal court blocks Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard

Lindsay Hecox.

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Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking Idaho’s anti-trans sports law

By Arthur S. Leonard

On July 20, U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps issued an order granting a motion for preliminary injunction and ordered that the law cannot be enforced against two trans plaintiffs.

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Federal court issues preliminary injunction against Arizona’s ban on trans athletes

By Arthur S. Leonard

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For now, court allows Tennessee to ban gender-affirming care for youth

By Arthur S. Leonard

A case in which the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a bakery violated the state’s civil rights law by refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple has been returned to the Oregon Court of Appeals by the US Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court revives Oregon wedding cake case for ‘further consideration’

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Federal court blocks Florida’s anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

Supreme Court rules website designer may refuse to design wedding sites for same-sex couples

By Arthur S. Leonard

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