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Trump challenge to Maine’s transgender policy hinges on new read of anti-discrimination law

The Trump administration’s interpretation of Title IX is “uncharted,” although courts have weighed in before on the issue of transgender athletes and have found that categorical bans violate the law, said Shiwali Patel, senior director...

Andrew Cuomo for Mayor? His “First Accuser” Says New York City Deserves Better

Cuomo’s accusers are not alone in their experiences. According to the National Women’s Law Center, more than seven in 10 survivors who experience workplace sexual harassment have been retaliated against in some form, including through...

Temple to safeguard students’ gender identity expressions despite unclear ramifications

“It’s an attempt to control us all,” said Shiwali Patel, senior director of school safety and inclusivity at the National Women’s Law Center and a nationally recognized Title IX expert. “It’s an attempt to control...

Forced Sterilization of Disabled People Isn’t a Relic of the Past

To this day, 30 states and Washington, DC, still have laws on the books that allow for the practice—and just two, Alaska and North Carolina, have laws that fully ban the nonconsensual sterilization of disabled...

Grupos de derechos civiles demandan a la administración Trump/Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Challenge Anti-DEI Executive Orders

“The executive orders at issue here are a naked attempt to create confusion and make DEI a boogeyman,” said Gaylynn Burroughs, senior vice president for education and workplace justice at the National Women’s Law Center....

SCOTUS Poised to Reopen Case From Woman Claiming Employer Discriminated Against Her For Being Straight

Breaking with those briefs was one filed jointly last month by a coalition of civil rights groups — the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, LatinoJusticePRLDEF, the National Women’s Law Center, the National Employment Law Project, the...