NC's bathroom battle continues
It's baaaack!
Well, it never really went away.
The law that replaced HB2 is being challenged by the usual consortium of leftist groups. They argue that the replacement law (HB 142) limits their ability to enact anti-discrimination laws at the local level. The law bans local anti-discrimination ordinances until 2020.
A federal judge agreed.
But, at the same time, Judge Thomas Schroeder rejected another claim from the plaintiffs, that the law discriminates against transgender people.
But one reason the judge rejected their argument about uncertainty over restroom access, the plaintiffs noted Monday, is because he interprets the current law as allowing them to use restrooms matching their gender identity. That's helpful to transgender people, plaintiffs say, because even under the replacement law, many have feared retribution if they use what others might perceive as the wrong bathroom.
The judge wrote that "nothing" in the provision of HB142 regarding bathroom access "can be construed to prevent transgender individuals from using the restrooms that align with their gender identity."
Just in time for the election season!
But, wait! There's more!
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