Justice Department backs off request to halt ‘bathroom bill’
The Trump administration is taking steps to drop the federal government’s legal fight against North Carolina’s “bathroom bill.”
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Attorneys optimistic Ivy Tech case will extend Title VII protections
Although the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is still wrestling with the question of whether Title VII protections extend to lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals, Lambda Legal is confident a favorable decision will come even if the question has to ultimately be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court could decide transgender case. Or not.
Both the transgender teen who sued to use a boys' bathroom and the Virginia school board that won't let him still want the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a definitive ruling in their ongoing dispute, even after the Trump administration retreated from an Obama-era policy on bathroom use.
ACLU, others speak out against Trump’s repeal of transgender bathroom directives
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and other civil rights advocacy groups are speaking out against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind federal guidelines protecting transgender students in school restrooms, calling the move dangerous and irresponsible.
Administration lifts transgender student bathroom guidance
The Trump administration on Wednesday ended federal protection for transgender students that allowed them to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities.
US withdraws stay request in transgender bathroom case
President Donald Trump's administration is stepping back from a request made by former President Barack Obama's administration in an ongoing lawsuit over bathroom rights for transgender students in public schools.
Birth certificate battle moves to 7th Circuit
The new Indiana administration does not want to recognize non-birth mothers as parents.
Birth certificate battle headed to 7th Circuit
Indiana’s battle over who can be listed on a birth certificate is headed for another round with the state filing an appeal of a federal court’s ruling that allows non-birth mothers to be listed on their children’s birth certificates.
Judge blocks Indiana’s attempt to limit birth certificate ruling
Indiana’s motion to alter the judgment allowing both females in a same-sex marriage to be listed on their child’s birth certificate was met with a sharp caution from the bench about re-litigating or attempting to limit the court’s order.
Divide stops effort to repeal North Carolina LGBT law
A supposedly bipartisan deal to repeal North Carolina's anti-LGBT law collapsed when both sides balked and started blaming each other, likely meaning their state will keep being shunned by corporations, entertainers and high-profile sporting events.
LGBT equality a firm priority
Law firms have embraced equality for LGBT employees in their policies more than any other industry, and five firms with a significant presence in Indiana have earned top marks for inclusiveness, a new study reveals.
4 Indiana cities seek dismissal of LGBT protections suit
Four Indiana cities have asked the Indiana Court of Appeals to overrule a judge’s ruling allowing conservative groups to go ahead with a lawsuit challenging anti-discrimination ordinances.
Full 7th Circuit hears LGBT-workplace bias appeal
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments en banc on whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers workplace discrimination against LGBT workers.
7th Circuit to rehear Ivy Tech discrimination case Wednesday
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will again consider whether the protections offered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act extend to sexual orientation.
Family values groups’ human rights lawsuit stays in court
A Hamilton County judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of human rights ordinances in four Indiana cities can continue, despite the cities’ arguments that there was no legal standing to bring the suit in court.
Indiana LGBT advocates ask Holcomb to take up civil rights
LGBT advocates delivered petitions with more than 5,000 signatures to incoming Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, asking him to support civil rights protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Lawsuit challenging cities’ human rights ordinances stays in court
A Hamilton County judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of human rights ordinances in four Indiana cities can continue, despite the cities’ arguments that there was no legal standing to bring the suit.
Trump win resets culture war debate on abortion, LGBT rights
For the combatants in America’s long-running culture wars, the triumph of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans was stunning — sparking elation on one side, deep dismay on the other.
North Carolina leaders ask 4th Circuit for delay in LGBT appeal
North Carolina's Republican leaders say a federal appeals court should wait for a U.S. Supreme Court case to be resolved before weighing in on a law limiting protections for LGBT people.
In fractious time, ‘courtesy’ prevails at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court seems to be trying to hang together as the election campaign drives the rest of the country into feuding camps.