WASHINGTON — The White House says federal agencies won’t withhold money for North Carolina while a legal fight plays out over the state’s law on gay, lesbian and transgender rights.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says an administration review is now on hold about whether the law could force federal agencies to freeze money for health, education or housing programs. He says the agencies will wait for the courts to determine whether the law violates the Civil Rights Act.
The Justice Department and North Carolina’s governor sued each other on Monday. At issue is a state law that says transgender people must use public bathrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate.
President Barack Obama has said he believes the law is “wrong and should be overturned.”
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