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Federal appeals court rules professors do not to have to respect student pronouns

JURIST

Alabama is on track to pass a bill that would make providing any gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth a felony. Several states are also considering or have recently passed bills that would prohibit transgender youth from playing school sports on teams that align with their gender identity.

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US judge declines to pause challenge to Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

Burke dismissed the government’s motion without prejudice, noting that a stay may be appropriate if the Eleventh Circuit or Supreme Court take up these cases. This case had already made its way up to the Eleventh Circuit when the court ruled that the ban could go into effect.

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Supreme Court Justices Weigh Constitutionality of Disarming Domestic Abusers

The Crime Report

In Bruen , the Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that New York State’s Sullivan Act, passed in 1911—which required anyone applying for a pistol concealed carry license to show “proper cause”—was unconstitutional. The 2022 SCOTUS case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.

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Restrictions on gender-affirming medical care – and assault weapons

SCOTUSBlog

Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to lift those orders while they appealed. The court of appeals refused, instead expediting argument. By a split vote, the 6th Circuit then reversed the lower courtsrulings , concluding that the states were likely to win their appeals. The court thus allowed the laws go into effect.

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Profile of a potential nominee: Leondra Kruger

SCOTUSBlog

In her opinion, Kruger rebuffed the plaintiffs’ suggestion that the court should adopt a “more flexible and holistic approach” to determine whether a defendant can be held responsible for failing to protect a victim from harm caused by another person. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Maryland v. Following the U.S.

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