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The Latest: Judge Delays Ruling on Transgender Bathroom Case
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Judge Delays Ruling on Transgender Bathroom Case
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. — Aug 1, 2016, 2:09 PM ET
The Latest on a federal court hearing about a portion of a North Carolina law governing the use of public bathrooms by transgender people. (all times local):
2:10 p.m.
A federal judge in North Carolina has decided not to rule immediately on whether to block a portion of a state law governing the use of public bathrooms by transgender people.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder heard evidence Monday, ahead of a November trial that will determine the law's longer-term prospects. Schroeder will preside over that trial.
The U.S. Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union asked Schroeder to block a provision of the law requiring transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings that match their birth certificates, rather than their gender identities. The law known as House Bill 2 also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, state legislative leaders and a citizens' group are defending the law because they say it offers common-sense privacy protections.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. — Aug 1, 2016, 2:09 PM ET
The Latest on a federal court hearing about a portion of a North Carolina law governing the use of public bathrooms by transgender people. (all times local):
2:10 p.m.
A federal judge in North Carolina has decided not to rule immediately on whether to block a portion of a state law governing the use of public bathrooms by transgender people.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder heard evidence Monday, ahead of a November trial that will determine the law's longer-term prospects. Schroeder will preside over that trial.
The U.S. Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union asked Schroeder to block a provision of the law requiring transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings that match their birth certificates, rather than their gender identities. The law known as House Bill 2 also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, state legislative leaders and a citizens' group are defending the law because they say it offers common-sense privacy protections.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-judge-delays-ruling-transgender-bathroom-case-41048794
