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June 17, 2024

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Biden protections for LGBTQ+ students blocked in six more states

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A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden‘s administration from implementing new protections for LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on their gender identities in six Republican-led states that challenged the federal rule as unlawful, Nate Raymond reports. Read more about the decision.

Ten states have now persuaded judges to block the U.S. Department of Education rule from taking effect on Aug. 1 as planned. The rule extends protections to LGBTQ+ students provided by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 against discrimination “on the basis of sex.”

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Abortion rights: Tracking state lawsuits two years after Roe reversal

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A dizzying array of state court cases are challenging various aspects of abortion bans or restrictions imposed by more than 20 Republican-led states in the wake of Roe’s reversal. Many key issues are unresolved, and one abortion-related case is still before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Here’s a look at where these challenges are brewing.

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The new edition of Black’s Law Dictionary is out, with more than 2,500 additional law-related words and phrases. Aided by a small army of contributors, chief editor Bryan Garner is tasked with deciding which words make the cut and crafting their definitions. In her latest column, Jenna Greene talks with Garner about the process and takes a breezy look at the new terms that caught her eye.

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