New York Attorney General Tish James Takes Big Swing Against Donald Trump’s Transgender Care Executive Order
New York state law still protects transgender people.
Supreme Court Allows Trump To Discriminate Against Transgender People Willing To Die For Stupid Country
Court will not enjoin Trump from discrimination while lower court cases play out.
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Religious Freedom Can’t Excuse Bigotry, Says 6th Circuit While Mike Pence Covers His Ears
Anti-trans bigotry dies at this funeral home.
Department Of Education No Longer Wants To Hear About Your Bathroom Complaints
Officially now, the Trump administration won't protect kids going to the bathroom.
DOJ Reverses Stance On Transgender Workplace Protections
When will this issue will reach the Supreme Court for resolution?
ACLU Has Already Sued Trump Over The Trans Ban, Because Everybody Is Ready For His Triflin’ Ass
They don't have perfect plaintiffs, but you fight with the army you've got.
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Morning Docket: 07.28.17
* The Senate rejects the latest GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- with Senator John McCain casting the decisive "no" vote. [Washington Post] * Riley Safer Holmes and Cancila continues its rapid expansion, adding 13 new lawyers -- including eight from Bryan Cave, led by former managing partner Joseph McCoy. [Law360] * More bad news for the LGBT community from the Trump administration: the Justice Department takes the position that Title VII doesn't cover discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [How Appealing] * Meanwhile, civil rights and LGBT groups get ready to file suit if President Trump's plan to ban transgender people from the military becomes a reality (which is not yet the case). [National Law Journal] * And these groups might just prevail -- Michael Richter and Anna Pohl, chairs of the New York City Bar Association’s Military Affairs and LGBT Rights Committees, lay out the case for why the transgender ban is unconstitutional. [The Hill] * Stephanie Francis Ward takes a long, hard look at the woes of Charlotte School of Law -- and the rest of the beleaguered Infilaw consortium of law schools. [ABA Journal] * Closing statements in the Martin Shkreli case paint very different pictures of the infamous "Pharma Bro." [Law.com] * Nuisance claims, or nuisance suits? Judge James Donato (N.D. Cal.) seems skeptical of a purported class-action case targeting Pokémon GO (which recently added Legendaries to the game). [The Recorder]
Joint Chiefs To Trump: That’s Not How Any Of This Works
If Trump disrespects the military, we're going to have bigger problems.
Trump’s Transgender Ban Is Bait, It’s Not A Reality… Yet
Trump can make the military bigoted, but he has to actually make them.
Yale Law School Is About To Make All Of Connecticut Get At Its Gender-Neutral Level
Connecticut can't want any bit of this lawsuit.
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Read Judge Davis’s Powerful Opinion Vacating The Gavin Grimm / Virginia Transgender Bathroom Injunction
When it comes to combatting injustice, "the judiciary’s response has been decidedly mixed."
North Carolina’s Cynical ‘Repeal’ Is For Money, Not To Help Transgender People
It's not about helping people, it is about cold, hard cash.
After All That, Transgender Case Kicked Away On Procedural Grounds
It makes sense as a matter of procedure, in that grudging way procedure often makes sense.
SCOTUS Slams Lawyers For Petty Bigotry… Which Is What They Wanted Anyway
The Supreme Court is earning plaudits for smacking down prejudiced amici briefs... but what did they really accomplish?
Morning Docket: 02.23.17
* Administration ordered to release the names of all those detained under its ill-considered executive order. This of course rests on the questionable premise that the administration kept any paperwork at all while it ran around nabbing people. [National Law Journal] * ATTACK ROOSTER!!! [Law.com] * Hank Greenberg calls the Martin Act a "very dangerous weapon," which it probably is if you're an unrepentant fraudster. [Law360] * Tips for writing non-compete agreements when you absolutely, positively want to screw your employees. [Corporate Counsel] * Trump nixes transgender protections in schools, opting to leave the issue for the states -- a mantra we should probably get used to hearing about all civil rights protections. [Washington Post] * Suge Knight thinks he needs greater access to his attorneys. Attorneys too scared of Suge Knight to disagree. [Courthouse News Service] * Sidley had a good year -- no matter how they got their money. [Am Law Daily] * IMDb can officially tell you how old stars are again. Our long national nightmare is over. [Fox News]