The Supreme Court’s ‘Teenager Term’ Could Leave A Lot Of Kids Really Angry
Hey! SCOTUS! Leave Them Kids Alone!
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DeSantis Throws Parents Of Trans Kids Under The Bus To Go To War With The 14th Amendment
You know people are going to get killed over this, right?
Parenting A Transgender Child Through Sports Bans
Nineteen states have banned transgender athletes from playing on sports teams that do not align with the gender indicated on the student’s birth certificate, and there are many more bills cruelly slashing their way through state houses.
Montana Judge Benchslaps State Attorneys Over Anti-Trans Rule, State Decides To Continue Doing What They’re Doing Anyway
Montana officials seem to think they're -- quite literally -- above the law.
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Federal court recognizes gender dysphoria as covered by disability protections.
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Supreme Court’s Awful Dobbs Decision About To Unleash More Terrible On Transgender People
It's going to get real bad, real quick.
Healthcare Access For Transgender Children And Teenagers
Various bills in state legislatures across the United States are seeking to ban or limit gender-affirming healthcare options for transgender children and teenagers.
Morning Docket: 02.14.22
* Missouri's “Make Murder Legal Act” was kind enough to not actually become a law. Had us worried there for a bit. [USA Today] * Prescriptive law is just what the doctor ordered: Utah has lower rate of crashes after setting a more restrictive blood alcohol limit. [CNN] * A new Frontier: word of a big airline merger dropped and law firms are jumping at their cut. [Law.com] * Justice pending: A Florida civil rights case hinges on if trasngender folks should be allowed to use the bathrooms they want to. [WUSF] * Those who can do, dean: Case Western's Michael Scharf will be arguing about presumption shifts in insanity defense cases before the International Criminal Court. If TiVo is still a thing, can you record this for me? [News 5 Cleveland]
Biglaw Firm Encourages All Employees To Use Gender Pronouns In Email Signatures
This is a move that goes far in setting the tone of inclusion at law firms.
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Morning Docket: 10.26.21
* Some firms are incorporating "virtual internships" into their recruiting process. Interns deserve to do their grunt work under only the bests simulated conditions. This better come with a company VR set! [Reuters] * Oklahoma's Supreme Court does not give the OK to anti-abortion laws scheduled to go in effect on Monday. [Fox News] * Justice Sonia Sotomayor describes Court's refusal to block SB8 as "catastrophic." How long until people spin her defense of the rule of law as the true partisanship? [The Hill] * Texas governor bases kids' ability to play sports in high school strictly on what the first people to view their genitals say. [Texas Tribune] * Anti-terrorism law used to sentence neo-Nazis heading to a pro-gun rally in Virginia. One of them was a U.S. Vet. Hoorah. [Military Times]
Anti-Trans Legislation And Rulings Are Part Of A Bigger Picture
The legal profession can and must mobilize in opposition to these efforts.
Biglaw Firm Gets In On the Fight For LGBTQ Rights
The fight against the rollback of LGBTQ rights continues.
More Biglaw Firms Encourage Associates And Staff To Use Gender Pronouns In Email Signatures
This is a move that goes far in setting the tone of inclusion at law firms.
Ninth Circuit Slaps Down Anti-Trans Parents’ Snowflake Lawsuit
FOH with that nonsense about a 1A right to exclude other people's kids from public education!