Courts Cost for defending transgender care ban grows The Alabama AG's office recently entered contracts for nearly $1 million for outside attorneys to defend the transgender care ban. Josh MoonJuly 12, 2023
Courts Arkansas federal judge strikes down transgender care law. What about Alabama’s? The case reinforces the likelihood of Alabama loses its lawsuit over a similar law criminalizing the provision of gender-affirming care. Jacob HolmesJune 21, 2023
Governor Ivey signs bill blocking trans women from college women’s sports The bill is one of the few pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community that crossed the finish line in this legislative session. Jacob HolmesMay 31, 2023
Legislature LGBTQ community marches on the Capitol to protest anti-trans bills Hundreds of people marched from the Alabama Supreme Court to the Capitol, and then to the Statehouse. Jacob HolmesMay 17, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Again and again. And yes, again. There are issues that most of Alabama knows we need to address. I’ll write about them over and over again. Joey KennedyJanuary 31, 2023
Health State has spent nearly $1.7M on experts, lawyers in transgender medical care suit The state spent more than $500,000 on experts and nearly $1 million on legal counsel from influential D.C. law firm Cooper and Kirk. Jacob HolmesJanuary 25, 2023
Health State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth. Jacob HolmesNovember 21, 2022
Courts Unitarian Universalists file brief in support of trans youth seeking gender-affirming care Twenty-eight Alabama clergy also joined the brief. StaffNovember 18, 2022
Health Parents urge court to keep block on law criminalizing care for transgender youth The law would criminalize parents and doctors attempting to provide gender-transition medical treatment to minors. Jacob HolmesAugust 12, 2022
State Alabama’s transgender bathroom and LBGTQ education-related bill takes effect The law restricts discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama's kindergarten through fifth-grade classes. John H. GlennJuly 4, 2022