[ad_1] West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a Republican who argued the case on behalf of the state, said in a statement that he was “deeply disappointed” in the decision and vowed to fight to keep the law in place. “We must keep working to protect women’s sports so that women’s safety is secured and … Read more
[ad_1] Apr 16, 2024, 12:22 PM ET CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocks a West … Read more
[ad_1] ST. LOUIS — Arguments before a federal appeals court that is considering whether to reinstate Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors focused Thursday on whether it and similar restrictions adopted by two dozen states discriminate on the basis of sex. Ten judges with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. … Read more
[ad_1] A state appeals court judge on Tuesday denied Donald Trump’s bid to halt his criminal trial while he appeals his gag order in the case, a ruling that came less than 24 hours after another judge rejected the former president’s request to delay his impending criminal trial on other grounds. Tuesday’s ruling came roughly … Read more
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers were in a New York appeals court Monday in an 11th-hour bid to try to delay his impending criminal trial on charges he falsified business records related to hush-money payments. Lawyers for the former president filed papers at the state Appellate Division say the trial should be pushed back … Read more
[ad_1] Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is aiming to get back on the bench, this time as a visiting judge on a federal appeals court. Breyer, who retired from the high court in 2022, said on a podcast this week that he’s looking at a potential start date in the fall with the First … Read more
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Steve Kornacki: How a change in electoral Nebraska law may impact 2024 03:53 Chuck Todd: Late-breaking voters will decide the 2024 election 05:29 Michigan Democrat outlines Biden campaign’s efforts to win back ‘uncommitted’ voters 06:51 Now Playing Texas does … Read more
[ad_1] A Texas appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the state from investigating parents who provide their transgender children with gender-affirming medical treatments, which Gov. Greg Abbott has called abusive. Abbott, a Republican, had ordered the state Department of Family Protective Services to carry out child abuse investigations into families whose … Read more
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Shohei Ohtani says interpreter stole from his account and ‘told lies’ 01:45 Feds search homes of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, sources say 02:17 Now Playing Appeals court drastically reduces bond in Trump civil fraud judgment 02:23 UP NEXT Mourning in … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nomination of Adeel Mangi to be a powerful U.S. circuit court judge is in peril after two Senate Democrats announced they will oppose his nomination. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have said they will oppose Mangi’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more