Mullin's confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security places him in charge of a vast agency, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration, central to immigration enforcement and domestic security policy.
Judge Mustafa Kasubhai ruled that Kennedy had flouted standard procedures before publishing the declaration and said the issue raised questions about democracy. The notion that I will go forward and issue a declaration and see if we can get away with it' is not a principle of governance that adheres to the overarching commitment to a democratic republic that requires the rule of law to be regarded and respected and honored as a sacred.
The survey revealed the two U.S. states with the lowest levels of support for same-sex marriage: Only 47% of respondents from Mississippi support same-sex marriage with Arkansas close behind at 50%.
House Bill 754 is put forward as a measure to make insurance companies that cover gender-affirming care also provide coverage for "detransition procedures", it goes much further, mandating the collection of sensitive details from providers including patient treatment timelines, prescription or surgery information, a patient's location data, and a patient's age and biological sex.
I didn't fight like hell to become the first woman to graduate from The Citadel just for some man in a miniskirt to take away that achievement. Protecting women's accomplishments isn't a political talking point for me - it's personal.
Now, the Scottish police force will record biological sex and separately note whether the individual is transgender. This new policy will apply to all victims and complainers, suspected and accused people, and people at risk across all crimes and offences.
We are once again confronted with the denial of a sealing request in a Civil Rights Law article 6 proceeding - by the same Supreme Court justice - predicated on amorphous 'public interest concerns,' wrote Appellate Judge Eddie J. McShan in a ruling, highlighting the pattern of Walsh's decisions.
Goldsmith alleges that while still working on the film, Venzon repeatedly sent them memes belittling their trans identity, outed them to colleagues, deadnamed them, and asked invasive questions about their transition. According to the complaint, Venzon's conduct - which allegedly included making jokes about transgender bodies - happened both in private meetings and among colleagues, creating a hostile working environment for Goldsmith.
A federal judge has blocked RFK Jr.'s dangerous changes to childhood vaccine policy. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, a former senior CDC official featured on The Advocate's January/February cover, called the ruling "big news" and a win for science and the law.
A birth certificate is used for many different things, and having that be accurate, that something that the state maintains, that's where the compelling interest comes in on this. He claimed that the bill doesn't prohibit someone from identifying as a gender different from that listed on the birth certificate, but it maintains the sanctity of the state record.
A city or local government shall not enact any ordinance or other law which is broader or has different categories of unfair or discriminatory practices than those provided in the state civil rights code. The law also bans nearly 20 local governments with existing trans protections in their civil rights laws from enforcing them.
We have transgender people in our program, and we'll have transgender people in our program going forward," President and CEO Roger Krone told the AP, clarifying Scouting America's stance on transgender inclusion despite reported agreements with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding diversity and inclusion policies.
In practice, the bill has, suddenly and with almost no warning, invalidated all state IDs and birth certificates that do not match the holder's gender that was assigned at birth. This will force trans Kansans who had previously changed their gender markers legally (an option that's been available for 19 years) to out themselves anytime they are required to present their IDs for any reason-a situation that is, at best, dehumanizing, and, at worst, poses a real risk of physical harm.
