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Defending Women from Gender Ideology an Individual’s Sex Is Not a Simple Matter

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the executive order titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” This directive mandates that all federal...more

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Stranger Things Are Going On: Federal Judge Pulls Florida from First Amendment “Upside Down”

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Approved on April 22, 2022, and effective July 1, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed into law certain amendments to Florida’s Education Code and Florida’s Civil Rights Act. These amendments, officially known as House Bill 7 have...more

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Indiana Bans Transgender Girls From Playing on Their Schools’ Girls Sports Teams

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Joining a host of states implementing laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in sports of their gender identity, Indiana has enacted legislation, over the governor’s veto, banning transgender girls from...more

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U.S. will ban targeted health menace of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

The Biden Administration will ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars with new regulations to be issued within the next year - actions that Big Tobacco is expected to battle but which proponents say could have big health...more

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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Scope Discrimination Because of Sex Under Title VII

On October 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on one core question: does the prohibition on discrimination “because of...sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include...more

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Sad Dad Wants Paid Leave to Care for Newborn Lad; Employer’s Leave Policy Is Not So Rad; ACLU Gets Mad

Can an employer distinguish between moms and dads when granting paid parental leave for care for a newborn? Bank JP Morgan appears to believe so. Derek Rotondo requested parental leave when his wife was expecting their second...more

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Supreme Court Remands Transgender Rights Case to Court of Appeals After Trump Administration Withdraws Obama Era Guidance

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court remanded a highly anticipated transgender rights case back to the Court of Appeals after the Trump Administration withdrew Obama era guidance regarding the rights of...more

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