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Idaho Legislature cannot bar transgender people from changing their gender on their birth certificate

Posted on August 10, 2020

 

A federal court judge again ruled the Idaho Legislature cannot bar transgender people from changing their gender on their birth certificate.

The ruling came in a case concerning HB 509, a piece of legislation Gov. Brad Little signed into law earlier this year. The law prohibits a person from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates.

The Idaho Press reports, the passage of the law contradicted a 2018 federal court ruling that Idaho’s previous ban on the practice violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The Idaho Legislature had received a warning from the Idaho Office of Attorney General that the law was likely indefensible in court and could cost as much as $1 million if a lawsuit was filed.

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