Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
A three-judge panel has ruled that Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and ordered it permanently blocked by a trial court | March 19, 2025 5:58 PM GMT+0 |
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Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges ruled Tuesday.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Appeals court partially overturns Ohio ban on transgender care for minors
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Appeals Court Allows Trump to Enforce DEI Program Ban
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Judge blocks Texas A&M University’s drag ban
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Italy's Constitutional Court allows singles to adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year ban
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Trump administration can stop new refugee approvals, appeals court rules
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Judge shares video disassembling guns in chambers in dissent against ruling
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Protesters block traffic in Hungary in opposition to law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
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Judge blocks Iowa law banning books with sex acts from schools
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Supreme Court sides with ex-Chicago alderperson in corruption conviction appeal
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Federal judge blocks Trump transgender military ban
A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order which would prevent transgender people from serving in the military.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Judge blocks implementation of Trump's transgender military ban
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Trump administration goes to Supreme Court to block teacher preparation grants
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Judge blocks Texas A&M drag ban
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