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Committee briefed on ongoing appeal over name/pronoun guidance in hearings; outside counsel retained
Summary
The Committee on Legal Services received an update on ongoing federal litigation involving testimony rules about prior names and pronouns; the district court dismissed the case on legislative immunity, plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. 10th Circuit, and the committee’s outside counsel will file an answer brief due Feb. 10.
Jeremiah Berry, Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services, told the Committee on Legal Services that one ongoing federal lawsuit arising from committee hearings is pending before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Berry summarized that two organizations and individuals sued chairs of the judiciary committee and bill sponsors after…
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