by Erin Reed | Jun 17, 2026 | bathroom ban, bathroom bans, Criminalization, Idaho, LGBTQ Rights, News Analysis, Trans Rights
On June 16, U.S. District Court Judge Amanda K. Brailsford, a Biden appointee, issued a 30-page ruling granting a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho’s H.B. 752, the felony bathroom ban — but it contains a major caveat: enforcement is only blocked when a single-user restroom is not available on the same floor. The law, set to take effect July 1, criminalizes transgender people for…
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by Erin Reed | May 27, 2026 | bathroom ban, elections, LGBTQ Rights, Maine, News, Trans Rights
On Tuesday, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled that a proposed ballot initiative banning trans students from school sports and bathrooms will not appear before voters this November. The billionaire-funded campaign initially submitted 79,692 signatures — well over the 67,682 required to qualify — and the Secretary of State’s office certified the question for the ballot in March.
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