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BALIF Joins Emergency Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case Defending LGBTQ Youth Access to Social Media
Last week, BALIF joined an emergency amicus brief submitted with the U.S. Supreme Court in NetChoice v. Fitch, urging the Court to vacate a Fifth Circuit decision that allowed a Mississippi law restricting minors' access to social media to take effect while its...
BALIF Statement About US v. Skrmetti Decision Today
Dear BALIF Members, This morning, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in US v. Skrmetti, upholding the Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors. A link to the full opinion can be found here. U.S. v. Skrmetti is one of the most consequential cases involving...
BALIF Statement About Federal Funding Cuts for Gender Affirming Care
Dear BALIF Members, On May 22nd, the House passed a bill that purports to cut all federal funding for gender affirming care for trans people of any age. It also reduces healthcare funding overall in ways that disproportionately impact the LGBTQ+ community, especially...
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Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) is the nation’s oldest and largest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI) persons in the field of law. Founded in 1980, BALIF represents its members’ interests in the wider San Francisco Bay Area. BALIF members and supporters include San Francisco Bay Area judges, lawyers, law students and legal workers.
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