Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender health care rule
The lawsuit takes aim at a new federal rule that would ban discrimination in health care on the basis of gender
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Civil rights
West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under
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Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison
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DOJ takes action after Mississippi coroner buried men without families’ knowledge
The Justice Department’s intervention in Hinds County follows NBC News’ reporting on failed next-of-kin notifications there. This article is
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George Floyd scholarship accused of discriminating against non-Black students in federal complaint
The George Floyd Memorial Scholarship at North Central University in Minnesota violates the Civil Rights Act, according to the complaint
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Kentucky lawmakers advance bill allowing child support to begin with pregnancy
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Lawmakers in Kentucky advanced a bill Tuesday that would grant the right to collect child
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Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement
DENVER (AP) — The four Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a
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Texas Cops Held a Terrified Couple at Gunpoint After Raiding the Wrong House
Tyler Harrington and his wife were asleep in their beds when four Harris County, Texas, Constable Officers burst into their
Read MoreProsecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors urged a judge Friday to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s attempt to
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