The U.S. Department of Justice and North Carolina Face Off On Transgender Rights

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of North Carolina exchanged federal law suits concerning the legality of a recently enacted North Carolina law known as “H.B. 2”.  The law requires public agencies in North Carolina to restrict access to multiple occupancy bathrooms to individuals of the same “biological sex.” The law prohibits public agencies from permitting transgender individuals to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.  The law also repeals…