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Edward Blum founded the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which has challenged race-based scholarships. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post)
Jul 9, 2026

Diversity scholarships decline after legal complaints, Trump’s crackdown

College scholarships aimed at students of color, women and others are becoming less common in the face of lawsuits, legal complaints and pressure from the Trump administration.

A person stands near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Apr 27, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Florida school gender-identity policy challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear another bid by parents to sue a public school district over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students.

Kaley Chiles argued that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violates her free-speech rights. (Justin Jouvenal/The Washington Post)
Mar 31, 2026

Supreme Court finds law banning conversion therapy for minors likely violates free speech

The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors likely violates free speech, challenging similar laws in nearly 30 states.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington on Nov. 12, 2025. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
Mar 20, 2026

Judge to bar RFK move aimed at cutting gender-affirming care for minors

A U.S. judge said he would block an effort by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that would have sharply restricted medical providers from providing gender-affirming care to minors.

A person holds a flag as the Capitol is seen in the background during a Transgender Day of Visibility rally on the National Mall in Washington on March 31, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
Mar 10, 2026

West Virginia can ban Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery, 4th Circuit rules

The 4th Circuit upheld West Virginia's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgeries, overturning a decision that it violated anti-discrimination protections.

Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices were expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., on January 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Mar 3, 2026

Supreme Court blocks California privacy protections for transgender students

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school students.

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Feb 23, 2026

Gender-affirming care guidelines bring complex issues

Commentary: Supreme Court ruling, federal guidelines bring complexities to gender-affirming care for states.

Supporters of gay marriage wave the rainbow flag after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry at the Supreme Court in Washington June 26, 2015. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo)
Jan 13, 2026

Supreme Court conservatives lean toward allowing transgender sports bans

The Trump administration defended laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams during Supreme Court arguments.

People hold pro-trans signs after a hearing in the multistate lawsuit over President Donald Trump's order ending all federal funding or support for health care that aids gender transitions for people younger than 19, outside a courthouse in Seattle on Feb. 28, 2025. (REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo)
Jan 2, 2026

Federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care

Federal workers filed a class action complaint, alleging a discriminatory ban on gender-affirming care in federal health insurance.

The seal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adorns a lectern during a press conference in Washington on April 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
Dec 26, 2025

MD, states sue to block cuts to children’s gender-affirming care

States, including Maryland, sued the Trump administration to block proposed rules that would cut children’s access to gender-affirming care.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Dec 9, 2025

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban appeal in case watched by free speech groups

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that allowed local officials to remove books from public libraries.

The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted near the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Nov 7, 2025

Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over school pronoun policy

A divided federal appeals court ruled against an Ohio school district in a case over its gender pronoun policies.