Homestretch of Supreme Court term includes MD religious rights case
The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term lately dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals.
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.
Judge blocks limits on passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans.
Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years
A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants.
MD appeals court reverses convictions in sex abuse of a minor case, orders new trial
The Maryland Appellate Court reversed the convictions of a Wicomico County man for sexual abuse of a minor and ordered a new trial.
Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on fast track to deportation
Large-scale arrests have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants accustomed to remaining free while judges work through cases.
Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity, anti-transgender executive orders
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders.
Supreme Court eases path for reverse bias lawsuits
Supreme Court rules majority groups face same legal standard in bias claims, easing reverse discrimination suits under Title VII nationwide.
Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to trans inmates, judge says
The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a federal judge ruled.
Pride events face budget shortfalls as corporations pull support
Many U.S. corporations stopped supporting Pride events that celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and rights, causing big budget shortfalls.
Judge denies MD graduation bid over gender curriculum dispute
A Maryland high schooler was not allowed to graduate because he didn’t take a required health class due to his father’s curriculum objection.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to return Guatemalan deported to Mexico
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico.
















