Jul 29 Watch 6:21 Impact of appeals court ruling against No. Carolina voter I.D. laws By PBS News Hour A federal appeals court has struck North Carolina’s stringent voting rules that, among other things, required voters to show I.D. before voting. “The new provisions target African Americans with almost surgical precision," the judges said. The Justice Department and the… Continue watching
Jul 29 North Carolina voter ID law overturned for ‘racially discriminatory intent’ By Courtney Norris A federal appeals court, comprised of three Democratic appointees, ruled Friday that recent changes to North Carolina’s voting law by the state's Republican-controlled government violated the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
Jul 08 Ten states sue administration over transgender bathroom guidance By Corinne Segal Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced on Friday that ten additional states will sue the federal government over its directive on transgender students' bathroom use. Continue reading
Jul 02 Controversial NC law restricting LGBT protections left largely unchanged By Omar Etman A minor change to the controversial North Carolina state law that limits protections for LGBT workers was approved by the state legislature Friday night. Continue reading
Jun 29 NYC’s gender-neutral bathrooms urge people to ‘look past pink and blue’ By Joshua Barajas New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law Tuesday that would require all single-occupant bathrooms citywide to be designated as gender-neutral. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court to review whether North Carolina relied too heavily on race in redistricting By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Republican lawmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew North Carolina's congressional districts to give the GOP a powerful advantage in the swing state. Continue reading
May 26 GOP conservatives sink spending bill over LGBT rights By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The sweeping 305-112 vote to kill an energy spending measure imperils efforts by GOP leaders to pass any more of the 12 annual spending bills for the upcoming budget year. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 10:03 How a research campus in North Carolina deals with ethical questions on biobanking By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 13 For this transgender teen, the importance of being seen as ‘one of the guys’ By Joshua Barajas Going to the bathroom was a nerve-wracking experience for Alex Singh before he came out as transgender in middle school. "I just felt very out of place and like I did not belong," the 14-year-old high school freshman told the… Continue reading
May 12 Obama directs public schools to accommodate transgender students By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. to give directive to schools on transgender bathroom access. Continue reading