Federal appeals court hearing arguments on nation's first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Arkansas is appealing a federal judge's ruling last year that struck down the state’s ban ... trans youth, we find ourselves once again fighting for the basic right to access this life-saving ... Read More

Federal Judge Asked to Block Four Arkansas Abortion Laws

Attorneys for an Arkansas physician on Thursday asked a federal judge to block four new state laws they say create ... U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker that the laws, which include a ban on the ... Read More

Idaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions

Idaho families with transgender children are desperately scrambling for solutions as a state law banning gender-affirming care for minors has taken effect ... Read More

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory

A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state’s ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public schools, asking a federal judge to strike down the ... Read More

Federal judge rejects Nassau County's effort to block NY from challenging trans athlete ban

New York Attorney General Letitia James can take legal action against Nassau County over its ban on transgender women participating in women's sports at its facilities, according to a federal ... Read More

Nassau County can’t stop Tish James from suing over trans sports ban: judge

A federal judge on Thursday ... to Blakeman’s ban after he issued it in February, Gov. Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement that Long Island Republicans were “bullying trans kids.” ... Read More

Texas judge blocks state from accessing information on trans youth at LGBTQ nonprofit

March 26 (UPI) --A Texas judge has ... treating trans youth. Related Alabama bans government funding of 'divisive' DEI programs in schools Supreme Court declines to lift ban on drag show on ... Read More

Federal judge schedules hearing in Arkansas LEARNS lawsuit

A federal judge on Wednesday a preliminary injunction hearing for April 30 in a case challenging the constitutionality of a portion of the LEARNS Act that bans “indoctrination” in public schools. Read More

Austin judge upholds ruling to block Texas from demanding trans kids records from PFLAG

An Austin judge on Monday once again stopped the state from accessing information on trans youth from national LGBTQ+ ... Email Elena at erivera@kera.org KERA News is made possible through the ... Read More

Federal judge blocks Florida teacher's pronoun restriction

TALLAHASSEE - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Florida education officials from enforcing a law requiring a transgender teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth ... Read More

Appeals court hears arguments on nation's first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Arguments before a federal ... judge's ruling last year that struck down the ban as unconstitutional. The 2021 law would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming hormone treatment, puberty ... Read More

Texas judge blocks state from accessing information on trans youth at LGBTQ nonprofit

A Texas judge has blocked the state attorney general from accessing information on trans youth from PFLAG, a national nonprofit that supports LGBTQ families. "PFLAG families in Texas gained ... Read More