05.05.16

DOJ warns North Carolina to back off on transgender bathroom laws

By David Holmes1 minute Read

•The Justice Department has sent a letter to North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory warning that if the state doesn’t relax its ban on allowing transgender men and women into certain bathrooms, then it could face a potential lawsuit and lose out on millions in federal funds.

•Read the letter below:

Civil Rights Division Letter on Hb2

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