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Federal appeals court blazes trail in transgender student case

by Communications | May 5, 2016 | Blog

Last month, in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling holding that the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination prohibits discrimination against transgender students. The U.S. Department of Education...

Transgender and Imprisoned

by Communications | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog

By Judah Largent, CLDC Law Clerk Prison holds a particular set of horrors for the transgender community. Until recently, American prisons housed transgender inmates by genitalia[1], and gender-confirming treatments of any kind were unavailable to the vast majority of...

Federal courts order Kentucky clerk to issue gay marriage licenses

by Communications | Sep 2, 2015 | Articles

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Over the past few weeks, three different federal courts have mandated that a county clerk in Kentucky must issue marriage licenses to gay couples regardless of the clerk’s personal opposition...

Federal court rules that same sex parents must both be listed on birth certificate

by Communications | Jul 21, 2015 | Articles, Blog

CLDC Blog July 20, 2015 By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, in Roe v. Patton, a federal court in Utah ruled that Utah must recognize a same-sex married couple as the legal parents of their child from birth. Under Utah state...

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Federal appeals court blazes trail in transgender student case

Transgender and Imprisoned

Federal courts order Kentucky clerk to issue gay marriage licenses

Federal court rules that same sex parents must both be listed on birth certificate

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