national/world - Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

Mark Sherman

ABC News

Chief Justice John Marshall

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South Carolina - ACLU-SC reaffirms commitment to trans rights in wake of Supreme Court's 6-3 Skrmetti decision

Paul Bowers

ACLU-SC

Columbia, SC

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ezs note:  South Carolina residents (and all others who have an interest) - the ACLU is particularly good at having hotlinks (both the decision and dissent). Please note this, and take advantage.

Idaho - Supreme Court ruling affirms anti-trans laws affecting minors in Idaho

Nicole Blanchard, Rose Evans

Idaho Statesman

Boise, ID

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ezs note:  Idaho residents (and 19 other states) - granted, it's a long road ahead.  But get out there TODAY and let your folks know why this is so important.  After all, you just need flyers and shoe leather!

national/world - Supreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for transgender athlete remarks

Lawrence Hurley

NBC News

Minot, ME

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ezs note:  That's OK.  It's her right.  Just be sure that, come Election Day, she's turned into former Rep. Laurel Libby.

national/world - Supreme Court upholds Trump's ban on transgender military members while appeals continue

Nina Totenberg, Christina Gatti

NPR

SCOTUS

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national/world - ‘Rights can be knocked out in a second’: older trans people shocked by supreme court ruling

Libby Brooks

The Guardian

London, UK

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North Dakota - North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling

AP

NBC News

Fargo, ND

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Colorado - Supreme Court takes up challenge to Colorado conversion therapy ban

Lawrence Hurley

NBC News

Denver, CO

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ezs note:  Oh, don't worry.  We WILL make you change!  (heh, heh)

national/world - Why Justice Jackson invoked interracial marriage in Supreme Court’s historic transgender care arguments

John Fritze, Devan Cole

CNN

Justice Ketanji Jackson

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national/world - ACLU attorney will be the first openly transgender advocate to argue before Supreme Court

Devan Cole

CNN

SCOTUS

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national/world - Supreme Court blocks temporary enforcement of expanded protections for transgender students

Amy Grant

SCOTUSblog

SCOTUS

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ezs note:  Granted, this is a bit of a setback.  Which is why it's so important that you vote for Harris/Walz. Send the troglodytes out to pasture!

national/world - Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for nearly all transgender minors for now

Melissa Quinn

CBS News

SCOTUS

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ezs note:  Oh, loverly.  Y'know, you can move to Connecticut.  We won't bite.

national/world - Supreme Court rejects appeal from parents who lost custody of trans teen

Maureen Groppe

USA Today

Anderson, IN

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ezs note:  Hey, you have the right to believe as you wish.  What you DON'T have is to force the blatherings of your 'pastor' down their child's throat, especially those of a teenager.

Supreme Court won’t review school transgender bathroom policies

Brooke Mignon, Zach Schonfeld

The Hill

Martinsville, IN

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Why We’re Taking the Fight for Trans Youth Health Care to the Supreme Court

Chase Stranglio

ACLU

SCOTUS

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ezs note:  If you can afford it, please make a donation to the ACLU.  

Japan's Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision

Anthony Kuhn

NPR

Tokyo, Japan

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Supreme Court declines appeal from Christian school fighting transgender housing

John Fritze

USA Today

College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, AR)

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Unanimous Supreme Court gives transgender woman from Guatemala new chance to fight deportation

Press

AP

SCOTUS

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Supreme Court rejects West Virginia bid to enforce sports ban against transgender girl

Lawrence Hurley

NBC News 

Charleston, WV

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17 members of Congress arrested during Supreme Court protest, Capitol police say

Kathryn Watson, Ellis Kim

CBS News

The beat goes on...

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