U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee who is the only judge assigned to the Amarillo Division of the Northern District of Texas and is among the most anti-LGBTQ judges in the nation, issued a ruling on September 21 denying a preliminary injunction to a student organization that was prohibited by Walter Wendler, the President of West Texas A&M University (WT), from holding a planned drag show on the WT campus intended to … <Read More>
First Amendment Freedom of Speech
Federal District Judge Issues Injunction Against Tennessee Bathroom Warning-Sign Law
In May, Tennessee enacted a law intended to require operators of facilities with public restrooms who allow transgender people to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity to post a vividly colored large notice at the entrance to the restroom warning people about that policy. The law went into effect on July 1. On July 9, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger issued a preliminary injunction banning its enforcement while a lawsuit challenges its constitutionality in … <Read More>
Alliance Defending Freedom Files Constitution Challenge to NYC Law Banning Conversion Therapy
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the anti-gay Christian legal organization based in Scottsdale, Arizona, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on January 23, challenging the constitutionality of New York City’s Local Law 22 of 2018, which prohibits the practice of conversion therapy in the City. The law was a project of the City Council, which enacted it on November 30, 2017. It was returned to the Council unsigned by Mayor Bill De Blasio … <Read More>