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Another federal court rules in favor of trans students in religious right lawsuit
The Alliance Defending Freedom had argued that transgender students were threatening the privacy of other students. The court disagreed.
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Appeals court upholds decision to dismiss suit challenging N.J. conversion therapy ban
A judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s ban on gay conversion therapy was upheld Monday by a federal appeals court.
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Ban on gay youth conversion therapy to be appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
NEWARK, N.J. — An attorney for people seeking to overturn New Jersey’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapy says he will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. Gov. Chris Christie signed the law last year banning the therapy for patients under 18. The lawsuit, filed by two therapists…
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Federal appeals court upholds N.J. ban on conversion therapy for LGBT youth
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a New Jersey law prohibiting therapists from performing the controversial “gay to straight” conversion therapy on LGBT youth. The lawsuit, filed by two therapists, the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) and the American Association…
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Third Circuit denies Pa. clerk’s bid for en banc hearing to fight gay marriage case
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court has rejected a Pennsylvania county clerk’s latest effort to overturn a federal judge’s ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday denied a request by Theresa Santai-Gaffney, the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Court Clerk for …
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Attorney: Appeal planned over dismissal of N.J. conversion therapy case
NEWARK, N.J. — An attorney for a New Jersey couple says he’ll appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the state’s ban on gay conversion therapy. The ruling filed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson rejected the claims of a New Jersey couple who said their constitutional rights were being violated because the law prevents them…
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Pa. clerk seeks ‘en banc’ hearing in bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania county clerk seeking to overturn a federal judge’s ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state, is now asking that the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit consider her bid to defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Theresa Santai-Gaffney, the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Court Clerk for…