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Commentary: Anti-LGBTQ laws not passing court muster
Here’s a summary of some of the most notable legal outcomes of anti-LGBTQ laws that have been challenged in court.
Supreme Court ethics investigation
In a monthslong inquiry, which included reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents from more than 100 public records requests, The Associated Press has examined what happens behind the scenes when Supreme Court justices travel to colleges and universities for lectures and other events.
Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books
Sonia Sotomayor’s staff has often prodded public institutions that have hosted the justice to buy her memoir or children’s books, works that have earned her at least $3.7 million since she joined the court in 2009.
Justices’ teaching gigs can double as an all-expenses-paid trips
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests reveal that some all-expenses-paid trips — to Italy, Iceland and Hawaii, among others — are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices’ leisure.
Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responding to Associated Press investigative stories on the Supreme Court, said Tuesday it was time for the justices to bring their conduct in line with the ethical standards of other branches of government.
Inside the AP’s investigation into the ethics practices of Supreme Court justices
Here’s a look at how the reporting was done on The Associated Press examination of the ethics practices of U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Kansas lawmakers botched anti-trans law, attorney says
Kansas legislators botched the drafting of a new law aimed at preventing transgender people from changing how their sex is listed on their driver’s licenses, a state agency’s lawyer argued in a court filing made public Tuesday.
Appeals court says Walz had authority to impose mask mandate
Gov. Tim Walz had the legal authority to mandate face masks when he declared a public health emergency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre
Judge Caroline Wall on Friday dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit trying to force the city and others to make recompense for the destruction of the once-thriving Black district known as Greenwood.
Judge: Kansas must stop letting trans people change sex on licenses
Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, a state-court judge ordered Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s Republican attorney general.
Administration asks appeals court to block social media order
The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a lower court’s order limiting executive branch discussions with social media companies about controversial online posts.
Wisconsin district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, judge says
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said Thursday that the Mukwonago Area School District must allow a transgender student to use facilities that align with their gender identity.
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