TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Jun 13, 2016

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are quietly working to remove parts of the state's transgender bathroom law, but Time reports the minor changes are not likely to “quiet the outrage” that brought a federal lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice. The latest version of the bill will increase penalties for those who commit crimes against people in public bathrooms, but the measure will still keep in place a requirement that individuals using restrooms in public must use a facility that matches their gender at birth.