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Supreme Court clears way for transgender sports bans
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes.
Two MD Democrats were friends. Now they are spending millions to attack each other.
Before they dipped into their vast personal fortunes and began lodging nasty allegations against each other, the current and former representatives from Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House District were friendly.
MD, states sue Trump administration over anti-DEI terms in federal contracts
Maryland and other states sued, claiming federal agencies have flouted the law in working to eliminate DEI initiatives by federal contractors.
Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes
The Supreme Court is set to decide on major gun law challenges and transgender athlete bans amid ongoing culture war disputes.
Judge blocks DOJ bid for Rhode Island hospital transgender care records
A U.S. judge blocked the Justice Department from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to hand over records on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Trans woman excluded from fencing tournament at UMD, files complaint
A woman filed a civil rights complaint after being excluded from a fencing competition at the University of Maryland, College Park because she is transgender.
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.
Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts school gender-identity policy challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students.
Supreme Court to scrutinize preschool program’s protections for LGBTQ parents
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a bid for Catholic entities to be exempted from a Colorado preschool funding program's nondiscrimination requirement.
Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights
The Supreme Court that President Donald Trump’s three appointees remade is the first since at least the 1950s to reject civil rights claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis found.
Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing transgender students
The Trump administration said it was terminating resolution agreements backing transgender students that prior administrations had reached with some school districts.
MD bill to sue conversion therapy providers still has chance to pass
Maryland legislators consider emergency bill allowing LGBTQ+ people to sue conversion therapy providers amid a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the practice.
