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332 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
GOP-aligned ads targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico highlight his advocacy for transgender people, upsetting some parents.
Source: them (them.us)
A federal judge limited DHS field operations targeting alleged noncitizen voting in nine states in a Wednesday ruling.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Trump administration's expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs' land mine removal work.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the agency's retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections as it shrinks its backlog of discrimination complaints.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A judge largely blocked D.H.S. homeland security agents from field interviews in nine states, including California, in an effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
University of Georgia students in the toss-up governor's race between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson say affordability beats abortion.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
CA AB 2186, on personal income tax law exclusions for reparations programs, was vetoed by the Governor; latest action 2026-09-30.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 934 on sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts was chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026, on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on reproductive rights in November, as a citizen-led initiative in Idaho seeks to restore some abortion rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters will decide more than 140 ballot measures in 40 states next month, covering issues from abortion to voter ID to transgender rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
New Zealand High Court ruled a puberty blocker ban is unjustified discrimination, saying decisions about this healthcare are best made by patients and their doctors.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
A New Jersey school board dropped a transgender student privacy policy to settle a Moms for Liberty lawsuit.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A federal judge who rejected the Department of Justice's voter roll demand takes over a case on the Trump administration's attempt to force California to block over 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Supreme Court rejected a Trump bid to halt care for incarcerated trans people, a rare win for transgender rights.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
LAPD data released Tuesday confirms a rise in hate crimes against gay men and transgender people in Los Angeles, and many more may be going unreported.
Source: them (them.us)
A Cornell case highlights shifting Federal Title IX enforcement, with ideology shaping interpretation of the law banning sex discrimination.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Six workers allege in a lawsuit that Planned Parenthood Southeast fired them for speaking out for abortion rights and inclusion.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump admin's request to immediately end gender-affirming medical care for trans people in prison; only Thomas and Alito sided with the admin.
Source: Law Dork (lawdork.com)