Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams sponsored… Continue reading Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law

Appeals court upholds some restrictions on abortion pill access

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld parts of a decision limiting access to a widely used abortion pill, but the ruling will have no immediate or practical impact on the availability of the drug, mifepristone. In their ruling, a three-judge panel on the conservative-leaning U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Food… Continue reading Appeals court upholds some restrictions on abortion pill access

Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana trans students key bathroom access

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana last year ordering the… Continue reading Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana trans students key bathroom access