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‘Unlawful Action’: Bush-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden Rule Expanding Title IX Protections

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to expand Title IX protections to include “gender identity.” Judge Reed O’Connor, appointed by President Bush, Domination On Tuesday, the Department of Education (ED) said the newly revised Title IX guidance usurps Congress’ authority and pursues an agenda that is inconsistent with Title IX’s […]

Consumer Protections at Risk: Stop Durbin and Marshall

The following content is Electronic Payments Union. Today, we swipe our cards for almost everything: buying products online, shopping for groceries, donating to charity, etc. You probably don’t realize what goes on behind the scenes to make this easy access possible. These secure, seamless transactions are possible thanks to a robust payment processing network that […]

Republican Senate Candidate Larry Hogan Vows to Codify Roe Protections

Former Maryland governor and Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan (R) has released a campaign ad promising to codify it. Roe vs. Wade If elected, she will empower women to make their own choices. “As governor, I promised to uphold Maryland’s laws and abortion rights and provide insurance-covered over-the-counter contraceptives. And I kept my promise,” Hogan […]

Austin City Council at odds with Texas AG over transgender protections

The Austin City Council passed a resolution ensuring that transgender people may receive gender reassignment therapy and providing protections for healthcare providers as well.  The resolution comes just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its changes to Title IX, which expanded sex-based discrimination in the federal […]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Arkansas won’t comply with federal transgender student protections

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) said Thursday that Arkansas will not comply with new federal regulations that would ban discrimination of LGBT students under federal law.  The move comes as other Republican-lead states made similar defiant moves against the Biden administration. Sanders said Arkansas will continue to enforce bathroom restrictions, which could become invalid with […]

Riley Gaines slams new Title IX protections as the ‘most anti-woman’ pursuit of the Biden administration

former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines President Joe Biden’s overhaul of Title IX called it the current administration’s “most anti-women” effort, as six other states filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging the new provisions. During a virtual press conference attended by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scumetti and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Gaines spoke about […]

Biden administration strengthens healthcare protections for gay and transgender people

Transgender and gay people will now be protected against discrimination in healthcare thanks to the Biden administration reversing a Trump-era rule that rolled back protections. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which extended the prohibition of sex discrimination to include also sexual […]