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LBGTQ rights lawyer indicted for lying during Alabama 'judge shopping' inquiry
Carl Charles, a Lambda Legal attorney, faces charges for allegedly making false statements during a judicial inquiry into case assignment practices in transgender healthcare litigation.
- On August 19, 2024, Carl Charles, an attorney with Lambda Legal, was formally charged in a federal court located in Alabama for making a false statement under oath.
- The indictment arose from a May 20, 2022, judicial inquiry into whether Charles and others engaged in judge-shopping to avoid an unfavorable judge in a transgender healthcare case.
- Charles initially denied having communicated with any judge’s chambers but subsequently revised his statement to acknowledge that he had contacted a judge’s clerk and expressed regret for his previous denial.
- Charles entered a plea of not guilty earlier this week during proceedings overseen by Magistrate Judge Jerusha Adams, while Lambda Legal denounced the indictment as a blatant example of government overreach.
- The case highlights increased scrutiny of transgender rights litigation amid national political tensions and could affect legal strategies involving judicial assignment.
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Ala. LBGTQ Rights Lawyer Indicted in 'Judge Shopping' Probe
An LGBTQ rights attorney was charged in a federal indictment with lying during a judicial inquiry into whether he and others engaged in judge shopping in order to challenge Alabama's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
·Washington, United States
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LBGTQ rights lawyer indicted for lying during Alabama 'judge shopping' inquiry
An LGBTQ rights attorney has been charged in a federal indictment with lying during a judicial inquiry into whether he and others engaged in "judge shopping" in order to challenge Alabama's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
·United Kingdom
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