Others who challenged the law described the partial block of HB2 enforcement a step in the right direction.
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North Carolina and the federal government are also facing each other in court over HB2. The result is a partial success for HB2’s critics-especially with regard to HB2’s requirement that universities discriminate against transgender students and employees.
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The HB2 law, which essentially requires transgender people to use the bathroom according to the way they were born rather than with the gender they identify with, has recently been a controversial topic amongst several sports organizations.
“Today is a great day for me and hopefully this is the start to chipping away at the injustice of HB2 that is harming thousands of other transgender people who call North Carolina home”, Carcaño said in a statement. The North Carolina law has sparked boycotts of the state by corporations, entertainers and the National Basketball Association, which pulled its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte.
However, he said plaintiffs haven’t shown they are likely to succeed on a claim that the law violates their constitutional equal protection rights, and he reserved judgment on another constitutional claim related to due process.
The Vermont women’s basketball team has canceled its December road game against the Tar Heels on Thursday, citing North Carolina’s law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people. 2 passed has eased. It has caused a major uproar since passing the Republican legislature and being signed into law by Republican Gov.
North Carolina university system spokeswoman Joni Worthington said in a statement on Friday that public universities had been “caught in the middle of a conflict that we did not create between state law and federal guidance” and welcomed court resolution of the issues. Transgender residents challenging the law say that restroom safety is protected by existing laws, while the North Carolina measure is harmful and discriminatory.
“We have long said that the University has not and will not be taking steps to enforce HB2”, Worthington said.
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“The Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act is still in effect”, Bob Stephens, general council for McCrory’s office, said of Friday’s injunction.
