The decision to uphold the Tennessee law will most likely mean a patchwork of laws throughout the country, a map that traces current political polarization.
Ms. Lucas, the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking Senate approval to renew her role as commissioner, which is a requirement for her leadership post.
Andrea Lucas faced tough questions from Senate Democrats over her record at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including her role in dismissing transgender discrimination cases.
Gerald Bostock, whose case let to the Supreme Court agreeing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed nationwide protection from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people, at his home in Atlanta in 2019.
Judge William G. Young’s long career has been punctuated by high-profile cases and outspoken advocacy for the judiciary’s value and fact-finding power.
The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against racial minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore much of the funding.
Disability rights groups had followed the case closely, warning that arguments by the school district could threaten broader protections for people with disabilities.
A group behind the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action is now targeting a federal support for schools that enroll large numbers of Hispanic students.
Washington is hosting WorldPride, a global celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. community, but the event has been made more difficult by shifts in U.S. policy.
“I knew that there was going to be a shift,” the board president of Capital Pride Alliance said. “I don’t think most of us probably thought it was going to happen so quickly.”
The Trump administration wants transgender troops out of the military, and set a June 6 deadline to go voluntarily. Some have accepted; others vowed to stay and contest the ban.
Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory and would unfairly affect their future.
Sierra Leone has been added to President Trump’s new travel ban for having too many of citizens who have come to the United States on nonimmigrant visas, like tourists and students, and have overstayed past the expiration dates of those visas.
The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases.
The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.
The National Assembly voted to promote the Jewish army captain to brigadier general more than 130 years after he was falsely convicted of espionage and imprisoned in French Guiana.
An undated photograph of Alfred Dreyfus. He was publicly stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on false charges of espionage before being exonerated.
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