Federal appeals court schedules arguments in HB2 challenge

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging House Bill 2, North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBTQ legislation. The hearing is May 10 in Richmond, Virginia.

The ACLU of North Carolina announced Monday that a three-judge panel with the federal appeals court will consider a request to block the anti-transgender provisions of HB2 that ban individuals from using restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender.

In August 2016, a lower court blocked the University of North Carolina from enforcing those provisions against three transgender plaintiffs in the case, Carcaño v. McCrory.

In addition to the transgender public facilities provisions, HB2 also prohibits local municipalities from extending nondiscrimination protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. There has been an ongoing tussle between Republicans and Democrats to repeal the bill.

- See more at: http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/03/06/federal-appeals-court-schedules-arguments-hb2-challenge/