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Gender Identity Laws
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JURIST
US Justice Department claims Maryland school district’s gender identity policy violates federal law
The United States Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the Anne Arundel County Board of Education alleging that the Maryland county’s school district’s policy…
Althouse
"Are you f–king stupid? It’s not your lived experience, so just shut the f–k up!…How is it so difficult for you to see space made for women at a Sex Pistols gig?"
By Ann Althouse
"If you are a man who gets offended by a band making room for a female only moshpit then you are PART OF THE PROBLEM... Stay home, read a book…
Althouse
What an ill-conceived demonstration!
By Ann Althouse
"Trans activists inject themselves with hormones in viral stunt protesting Trump's DOJ deal with NYU" (Yahoo).I think they mean to look virtuous and wholesome, but wielding needles on the street…
Jotwell
Complicating Children’s Rights
Aníbal Rosario Lebrón, Opting Out of Subordination: Minors’ Right to Control Their Bodies and Futures, 47 Cardozo L. Rev. __ (2026), available at SSRN (Apr. 17, 2026).Over the last five…
Religion Clause
Christian Doctors Challenge Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Law
Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court contending that the 1st and 14th Amendment rights of Christian doctors are being violated by applying to them the…
Law and Religion Australia
Special leave denied in Giggle v Tickle
By Neilfoster
I am disappointed that the High Court of Australia has denied special leave to appeal the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in Giggle for Girls Pty…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Sex-Segregated Athletics in Schools and the Limits of Title IX
West Virginia v. B.P.J., 225 L. Ed. 2d 1040 (2026) (Supreme Court ruling affirming that states and educational institutions may lawfully restrict female athletic teams to biological females without violating…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The EEOC has lost the plot
The EEOC has lost right to claim that it's for "equal employment opportunity." The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission exists to investigate workplace discrimination. Yet, on August 18, it signed a…
K-12 Legal Insights
School Districts on Notice: Federal Enforcement of Parental Rights Expands Beyond FERPA
By John W. Borkowski, Aleks Ostojic Rushing, Rachel Brilliant, Mackenzie Conway
The intersection of federal privacy law, parental rights, and student gender identity has become one of the most actively litigated areas of education law. For example, on January 28, 2026,…
Religion Clause
Suit Challenges New Jersey School Policy on Social Transitioning
Suit was filed last week in a New Jersey federal district court challenging a school board's policy on dealing with students who seek social gender transition. The school policy provides…