lead story - Transgender teenager’s health insurance violated ACA by denying coverage, lawsuit alleges

Alexis Krell

The News Tribune

Tacoma, WA

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Joe Biden - Trump campaign drops Arizona lawsuit requesting review of ballots

Kara Scannell

CNN

Saguaro cactus flowers (Carnegiea gigantea)

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lead news - Lawsuit challenging arrest of NYC transgender woman settled

Tom Hays

ABC News

New York City, NY

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lead story - Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Medicaid Transgender Coverage

 Press

US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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Oregon - A Lawsuit Against Gov. Kate Brown Reunites Old Allies From the Conservative Edge of Oregon Politics

Tess Riski
Willamette Week

Baker City, OR

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ezs note: To those attending a church, synagogue, mosque, etc. - have you heard of zoom?  You meet in a gathering, without the pesky business of dying.  You ought to try it out! 

civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees

Shani Saxon
Colorlines

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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lead story - Transgender woman housed with men repeatedly raped in Brooklyn federal lockup: lawsuit

John Annese, Leonard Greene
Daily News

Metropolitan Detention Center

New York City, NY

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lead story - Federal judge allows transgender discrimination lawsuit against North Carolina officials and universities to proceed

Ashely Monti
Jurist

Judge Lorretta Biggs

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lead story - Transgender state employee wins lawsuit over sexual reassignment surgery costs

Rashah McChesney
Alaska Public Media

Juneau, AK

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lead story - Teen Beats Transgender Competitor Amid Sports Participation Lawsuit

Press
NBC News

Canton, CT

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ezs note: Normally, I don't like to stay in one state very much, but this is too rich!  Canton's Chelsea Mitchell beat out everyone - including Terry Miller, a transgender athlete.  Ironically, this win put the kibosh on Alliance Defending Freedom.  Uh, nice try, ADF!

This should put the lie to the nonsense ADF peddles. 

civil rights - Lawsuit: Transgender woman says her rights were violated in men's prison

Allison Dunn
The Blade

Toledo, OH

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civil rights - Transgender women fight law blocking inmates' name change

Press
ABC News

Huntsville, TX

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West Virginia - School board, transgender student's lawyers spar over motion to dismiss lawsuit

Matt Harvey
WVNews

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Minnesota - Court allows Minnesota to join lawsuit against Anoka-Hennepin Schools alleging transgender discrimination

Adam Uren
Bring Me The News

Anoka, MN

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Washington (state) - Ferguson files 38th lawsuit against Trump Administration, challenging “conscience rule”

Emily Boerger
Washington State Wire

Seattle, WA

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civil rights - Lawsuit Alleges Connecticut Correctional Officials Refused To Treat Transgender Prisoner

Frankie Graziano
WNPR

Newtown, CT

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civil rights - Illinois parents drop lawsuit challenging transgender bathroom access

Press
KMOV

Oh, shazam...

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ezs note:  It's nice that the parents had the sense to drop the suit.  It would have been nicer if they had put it in the trash to begin with...

civil rights - Human Rights Department Joins Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District

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CBS Minnesota

Anoka, MN

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Alaska - Lawsuit challenges Alaska Medicaid policy denying transgender-related health care coverage

Renee Gross
KTOO

Homer, AK

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civil rights - Oregon LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Fighting Lawsuit That Would Prohibit Transgender Students From Using Bathrooms That Match Gender Identity

Elise Herron
Willamette Week

Salem, OR

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