A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia's and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. Both states appealed separate lower court rulings that found the denial...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of []
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers the region that includes West Virginia, entered an 8-6 ruling Monday.
Last week, five middle school girls were barred from competing in a track and field event after protesting a court's ruling to block enforcement of the state's "Save Women's Sports Act," according to the West Virginia Attorney General's office. The state law prohibited transgender girls from competing against biological girls in sports. But, in a 2-1 ruling, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the law violated Title IX, siding with the American Civil Liberties Union, its West Virginia...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued another ruling striking down a West Virginia law, this time the state Medicaid Program's decision not to cover certain surgeries for the purpose of gender affirmation.
Twenty-five states have approved measures barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s scholastic sports, but West Virginia could become the first to have its law taken up by the Supreme Court.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice responded to a question on Tuesday regarding if he would allow a transgender basketball player on his girl's basketball team after a court overturned West Virginia's transgender sports ban. "To me it's a straight forward as straight forward can be. Boys competing with the girls, puts girls at a significant []
Agreement announced Wednesday.
Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday. “We implore you, the NCAA’s highest governing body and members of an organization focused on supporting the wellbeing of not just athletes but sport itself,
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While New York’s criminal case against former President Donald Trump with regard to the 2016 election is progressing, the federal case against him for trying to overturn the 2020 election remains in limbo. The reason for the stalled trial is that Trump claims he should enjoy absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for anything related to his presidency. The US Supreme Court, after refusing to hear the claim on an expedited basis, took up the case after a lower court tore Trump’s immunity...