Tag: DOJ
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New Biden Administration Materials Clarify Title IX Protects Intersex Students
Commemorating the 49th anniversary of Title IX, the US Department of Education (ED) and Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday released two new resources clarifying the scope and application of the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education.
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U.S DOJ challenges state bans affecting transgender athletes and children as violations of federal law
The DOJ has said two bans in West Virginia and Arkansas affecting transgender people violate federal law
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Matthew Shepard’s parents calls William Barr a hypocrite
The family of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old Wyoming man killed in a brutal homophobic attack in 1998, had sharp words for Attorney General William Barr in a speech delivered Wednesday at the Justice Department.
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HRC Statement On Gov. McCrory Signing Bill Restoring Right To Sue For Discrimination In State Court
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, issued the following statement after North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation restoring the right to sue in state court for employment discrimination based on the limited number of characteristics currently protected by state law.
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Educators, LGBT Advocates Slam General Assembly for Refusing DOJ Order to End Civil Rights Violation
Failure to address DOJ concerns jeopardises billions in federal funding.
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Pat McCrory’s Hypocrisy: Forces Through HB 2 in Hours, Now Asks DOJ For More Time
Pat McCrory says he wants to listen to businesses despite fact hundreds have already called him to #RepealHB2.