Bellows Sets Hearing Date for Challenge to Ballot Initiative Barring Males From Girls' Sports and Spaces

Lawsuit Challenges Maine Transgender Athlete Ballot Measure

LGBTQ advocates challenge signatures for a referendum that would bar transgender athletes from school teams based on their birth certificate. The post Lawsuit Challenges Maine Transgender Athlete Ballot Measure appeared first on Metro Weekly.

Bellows Sets Hearing Date for Challenge to Ballot Initiative Barring Males from Girls' Sports and Spaces

The men behind Maine Girl Dads will defend their ballot initiative to bar males from girls’ sports and spaces at a May 12 hearing following a lawsuit challenging the validity of the signatures after Secretary of State (SOS) Shenna Bellows already declared the signatures valid. [RELATED: Lawsuit Seeks to Block Maine Transgender Sports Ballot Measure, [...] The post Bellows Sets Hearing Date for Challenge to Ballot Initiative Barring Males from Gi…

Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Department of Education for Violating Fairness in Girls’ Sports – Family Council

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for letting biological males compete in girls’ athletics. The complaint filed in federal court says Minnesota’s policies violate Title IX — the federal law that guarantees equal educational opportunities for both sexes. The DOJ argues that letting boys compete in sports designated for girls is sex di…

Hearing scheduled May 12 for challenge to citizen initiative petition

Superior Court directed the Secretary of State to issue determination by May 26 AUGUSTA — A hearing regarding challenges filed against the petitions filed by…