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Florida denies defying the judge in a case on blocking medical care for transgender people

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration disputes that it defied a federal judge’s decision on blocking Medicaid coverage for transgender people.
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Class action granted in a case challenging Florida’s ban on transgender medical treatments

A federal judge said a lawsuit challenging new Florida restrictions on treatments for transgender people will move forward as a class action.
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In a legal case over a law restricting treatment for transgender Floridians, GOP leaders and medical groups clash

Republican attorneys general and major medical organizations are trying to convince a federal appeals court as it considers Florida restrictions on treatments for transgender people.
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Judge backs a teacher who misgendered a transgender student in Florida

An administrative law judge backed a Miami-Dade County teacher who reportedly told a transgender student that, “I’m a Christian, and my God made no mistakes” while refusing to call the student by preferred pronouns.
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Transgender and nonbinary people sue Florida over its “discriminatory” bathroom law

A federal lawsuit challenges a new Florida law requiring people to use public restrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth.
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Florida moves forward with a rule that would discipline transgender university employees for using the bathroom corresponding to their gender identities

Florida's university system Board of Governors on Wednesday took a step in carrying out a controversial new law that includes requiring the designation of restrooms for “exclusive use by females” and “exclusive use by males.”
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Alabama ruling could bolster a law making it more difficult for transgender Floridians to get some medical treatment

Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving some medical care.
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Polk County man killed Polk County deputies shot and killed a man last night on Westside Ridge Blvd in the city of Auburndale. After 55-year-old Angelo Theodore Curcione threatened officers and deputies with a knife,...
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Judge refuses to block Florida’s law making it more difficult for transgender individuals to access medical treatments

A federal judge refused to block a new Florida law making it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries.
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Judge won’t block a law limiting treatment for transgender Floridians

A federal judge refused to block a new Florida law making it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries.
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Florida officials pass new rule requiring restroom use based on biological sex in state colleges

Florida education officials voted to approve rule requiring students and employees to use bathrooms corresponding to sex assigned at birth.
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Florida is considering a rule that would force state colleges to require restroom use “based on biological sex at birth”

State education officials will weigh approval of a rule that deals with the designation of bathrooms at Florida colleges.

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