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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Jun 18, 2025

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.

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

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.

A passport belonging to Dana Zzyym rests on a table, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Fort Collins, Colo. Zzyym, who prefers a gender-neutral pronoun, told the Associated Press that their passport is the first U.S. passport to be issued with an "X" gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female. Zzyym used white tape to redact parts of the passport. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
Jun 18, 2025

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.

President Donald Trump listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office of the White House on May 5, 2025. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, listens at left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Jun 17, 2025

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.

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Jun 16, 2025

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.

Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court in Phoenix on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Jun 11, 2025

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.

President Donald Trump attends a business meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Jun 9, 2025

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.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Jun 5, 2025

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.

The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, California, on March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Jun 3, 2025

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.

Bikers, center, ride a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco on June 30, 2024. (Minh Connors/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, file)
Jun 3, 2025

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.

With more than 160,550 students in 210 schools, the Montgomery County Public School District is the largest school district in the state of Maryland. (File photo)
Jun 2, 2025

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.

A military aircraft waits for migrants to board from a bus at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 30, 2025, before deporting them to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)
May 27, 2025

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.