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    Court rules in favor of transgender student's right to use the girls' bathroom

    Jan 31, 2014 11:07 PM EDT

    Maine's highest court Thursday that school officials who prevented a transgender student from using the girls' bathroom violated state anti-discrimination laws. In the first ruling of its kind, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court concluded that a transgender person should use the bathroom consistent with the gender with which ...

  • Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former GOP Mayor John Giles as running mate

    Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former GOP Mayor John Giles as running mate

    Aug 11, 2026 05:19 PM EDT

    As mayor, Giles signed a proclamation promoting equal treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents in housing and accommodations, a controversial move in the conservative city. The Biggs campaign, in anticipation of Hobbs' announcement, launched a website highlighting Giles’ support for Harris in 2024 and his participation in the ...

  • Reflecting Pool case highlights disconnect between Trump's claims and court record

    Reflecting Pool case highlights disconnect between Trump's claims and court record

    Aug 04, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... walk back or even contradict what was publicly said. We seen that again and again, whether it was the Pentagon and if they're banning transgender troops or who was actually in charge at DOGE, or who exactly is being deported in immigration raids. Do you, from your perspective, see ...

  • New report reveals consequences of Trump administration's HIV/AIDS funding cuts

    New report reveals consequences of Trump administration's HIV/AIDS funding cuts

    Jul 28, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... services to people who might be shunned from the medical system, people you named, like sex workers, people who inject I.V. drugs, gay or transgender people. The second thing that you have to do is not only get people on treatment. You have to contact-trace and test people ...

  • Ken Paxton has survived years of scandals. Can James Talarico change that?

    Ken Paxton has survived years of scandals. Can James Talarico change that?

    Jul 27, 2026 05:25 PM EDT

    ... worked as a senior adviser to Bush. Paxton has never been convicted, and he's survived by championing conservative legal battles over immigration, abortion and transgender issues in a Republican-dominated state. Much like President Donald Trump, he's long portrayed himself as the victim of political persecution. Former Paxton ...

  • Where trans advocates are focusing efforts after recent court defeats

    Where trans advocates are focusing efforts after recent court defeats

    Jul 10, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... it was part of the political changes that were happening, but it was also part of a very significant conservative investment in narratives targeting particularly transgender people and hundreds of millions of dollars that were paid in the four or five years between 2021 and 2025 to demonize trans people ...

  • June 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

    June 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Jul 01, 2026 12:18 AM EDT

    Tuesday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court rules against President Trump's order ending birthright citizenship, delivering a blow to his immigration agenda. Other major rulings uphold bans on transgender athletes in women's sports and strike down long-standing campaign finance restrictions. Plus, the death toll continues to ...

  • Examining the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship, campaign finance rulings

    Examining the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship, campaign finance rulings

    Jun 30, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... and then the Trump administration appealed the birthright citizenship order to the Supreme Court. Geoff Bennett: We're going to discuss the implications of this transgender athletes case deeper in a moment. But Justice Kavanaugh wrote that the -- in the majority opinion, he said that states and schools -- quote -- "may ...

  • Who is affected by the Supreme Court's ruling on trans athletes in women's sports

    Who is affected by the Supreme Court's ruling on trans athletes in women's sports

    Jun 30, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... appears, to speak to the humanity of all involved. He wrote: "No student athlete on either side of the issue, whether a biological female or transgender, deserves to be ostracized or vilified." What does fairness in competition look like now, both for the transgender athletes who want an opportunity to ...

  • U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

    U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

    Jun 28, 2026 06:15 PM EDT

    ... make America strong by sending the best of the best there.” Letlow emphasized key priorities for social conservatives, notably her support for national legislation barring transgender women and girls from competing in school sports. Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for ...