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King & Spalding

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Prohibition on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely watched case of United States v. Skrmetti. In this 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s legislation blocking gender-affirming care,...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Holds Ban on Treatment for Transgender Minors Does Not Violate Equal Protection Clause

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The US Supreme Court on June 18, 2025 rejected a challenge under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause to Tennessee law SB1, which prohibits healthcare providers from dispensing puberty blockers, hormone...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban

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In a widely awaited for decision, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Roberts held that a Tennessee law which prohibits certain medical treatments (puberty blockers and hormones) for transgender minors,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

Dentons

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 7

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Last week, Iowa Republicans fast-tracked legislation related to civil rights and gender identity in Iowa, and hundreds of protesters convened at the Capitol each day. New bills continued to be introduced ahead of the first...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 13 - February 2025

Generally, the last day of a legislative week can end around noon. Not so for lawmakers today!  It turned into a hectic day with lawmakers pushing forward the people’s business so that they could return home for a long...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 11 - February 2025

Many of the skirmishes fought under the Gold Dome each year are turf wars, sometimes literally. A perennial favorite is the dispute over Georgia’s northern border, which Representative Martin Momtahan (R-Dallas) is seeking to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 9 - January 2025

After weeks of talking about the concepts of a plan, Governor Brian Kemp finally pulled back the curtain on his comprehensive tort reform package on Thursday. Backed by more than a hundred citizens representing a broad...more

Baker Donelson

History and Future of the Nation's First Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

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Across the United States, there is a trend of state legislatures passing laws that restrict, or even outright prohibit, transgender minors from access to gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy,...more

Maynard Nexsen

2023 Legislative Update: Regular Session Week Eight

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Education Trust Fund Budget - The Senate approved the $8.8 billion Education Trust Fund Budget (ETF), the state’s mechanism for education-related funding after being modified by the Senate Ways and Means Education...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - April 2023 #2

The North Carolina General Assembly resumed its session this week after a legislative spring break last week. Legislators hit the ground running with back-to-back committee meetings in both chambers, hearing dozens of bills....more

Kilpatrick

North Carolina General Assembly Update - April 2023 #3

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KTS Strategies brings years of experience providing clients in a diverse range of industries with comprehensive policy and advocacy advice before federal, state, and local agencies. In North Carolina, we advise local...more

Dentons

LGBTQ Families: What you Need to Know About Confirmatory Adoptions to Protect Your Family

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn well-settled precedent on abortion rights has called into question other important court decisions. Justice Clarence Thomas,...more

Dentons

Iowa 2022 Legislative Session – Week 8

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Week eight marks the halfway point in the legislative session and two weeks until the session funnel on Friday, March 18. This week brought the most floor action we have seen all session, with over 50 bills advancing through...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Florida End of Session Update

The 2021 regular legislative session ended Friday, April 30th. Lawmakers took up and passed a wide range of bills during this 60-day session. Two weeks later, legislators reconvened for a special session on gaming, ending...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New York State Passes the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act

After 16 years of debate and discussion, the New York State Legislature recently passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA”), which would amend the New York State Human Rights Law to expressly prohibit...more

Payne & Fears

Utah 2018 Legislative Report: Employment Law Developments

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The 2018 General Session of the Utah Legislature saw significant developments in some areas of employment law, while in other areas Salt Lake City or other states implemented changes that may point to further action in future...more

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October 2017: The Top 11 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. October was no...more

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