WA Spa Can’t Ban Trans Women, Federal Court Rules
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Ninth Circuit Court Rules a Spa’s Anti-Trans Ban is Not Protected By the First Amendment
Photo by Michael Discenza on UnsplashErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.The Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday that the owners of a Washington spa were not deprived of their First Amendment rights after the government told them they could not discriminate against a transgender patron.The case stems from Olympus Spa, which is designated as a “women’s-only” s…
Ninth Circuit sides with state in Olympus Spa transgender lawsuit
LYNNWOOD—The Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled that Olympus Spa – a Lynnwood-based, female-only, Korean spa that requires patrons to be fully nude – cannot sue the Washington State Human Rights Commission on First Amendment grounds for requiring transgender women into its facilities. (L-R) Haven Wilvich, the transwoman who launched the complaint against Olympus Spa and Nineth Circuit Court Judges who ruled on the case: Margaret McKeown, Rona…
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