Feds To Appeal Injunction in Texas Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to appeal a Texas judge’s injunction barring the Obama administration from implementing guidelines aimed at protecting transgender students against discrimination.
DOJ attorneys announced in court documents Friday that they’ll file formal notice that they’re appealing the injunction to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on or before October 20.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor issued the nationwide preliminary injunction in August, in response to a request from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, which is challenging the guidelines on behalf of more than a dozen states.
“DOJ has a number of strong procedural arguments,” said Ken Upton, senior counsel at the LGBT civil rights group Lambda Legal. “It will be interesting to see what the 5th Circuit does.”
Read more: https://www.texasobserver.org/feds-appeal-transgender-lawsuit-guidelines/