Politics Jan 04 A transgender candidate in Ohio was disqualified from the state ballot for omitting her former name By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 Kansas officials are no longer required to change transgender people’s birth certificates, judge says A U.S. district judge on Thursday approved a request from Republican state Attorney General Kris Kobach to block birth certificate changes because of a new state law defining male and female as the sex assigned at birth. By John Hanna, Josh Funk, Associated Press
Politics Sep 16 Nebraska judge says birth certificates can’t name 2 mothers A judge said in his ruling last month that the request conflicts with Nebraska law that requires birth certificates to acknowledge paternity, as well as state policy that parents listed on birth certificates are the biological parents of the child. By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press
Politics Sep 09 Montana permanently blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates Montana health officials have made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics May 24 Montana bans birth certificate changes, even after gender-confirming surgery Montana health officials say transgender people can't change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Apr 29 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama vs. Trump, Security Team Shuffles Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch With Birth Certificate Release, Obama Urges Shift in National Dialogue In response to revived, high-profile skepticism about his U.S. citizenship, President Obama released his long-form birth certificate Wednesday -- again showing he was born in Hawaii -- and said he didn't have time for "silliness." Jim Lehrer and The Washington… Continue watching