A second federal trial court on Monday preliminarily blocked an Education Department rule that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools that receive federal funding.
The preliminary injunction, issued by Judge Danny C. Reeves of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, is limited to the plaintiff states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The rule has now been blocked for 10 states as last week the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction against its enforcement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho, and Montana.
Conservative litigators have targeted certain states ...
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