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Title: Attorneys for transgender student ask for new judge
Post by: traci_k on October 22, 2015, 06:49:23 AM
Post by: traci_k on October 22, 2015, 06:49:23 AM
Attorneys for transgender student ask for new judge
http://news.yahoo.com/attorneys-transgender-student-ask-judge-164538690.html;_ylt=A0LEVvCYzChWhRUAd0MnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTEzZjZpNzAxBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDRkZVSUMwXzEEc2VjA3Nj
AP via Yahoo News
Larry O'dell
Oct. 21 2015
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge who repeatedly referred to a transgender student's "mental disorder" should be removed from presiding over the teenager's lawsuit challenging a policy that bars him from using the boys' restrooms at his high school, his attorneys said in court papers Wednesday.
Attorneys for 16-year-old Gavin Grimm also said U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar of Norfolk has made statements indicating he may be suspicious of modern medical science regarding gender identity and that he objected to lawyers publicizing their client's transgender status.
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My gosh, this judge's views sound downright Neanderthal.
http://news.yahoo.com/attorneys-transgender-student-ask-judge-164538690.html;_ylt=A0LEVvCYzChWhRUAd0MnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTEzZjZpNzAxBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDRkZVSUMwXzEEc2VjA3Nj
AP via Yahoo News
Larry O'dell
Oct. 21 2015
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge who repeatedly referred to a transgender student's "mental disorder" should be removed from presiding over the teenager's lawsuit challenging a policy that bars him from using the boys' restrooms at his high school, his attorneys said in court papers Wednesday.
Attorneys for 16-year-old Gavin Grimm also said U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar of Norfolk has made statements indicating he may be suspicious of modern medical science regarding gender identity and that he objected to lawyers publicizing their client's transgender status.
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My gosh, this judge's views sound downright Neanderthal.
Title: Re: Attorneys for transgender student ask for new judge
Post by: suzifrommd on October 22, 2015, 07:32:39 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on October 22, 2015, 07:32:39 AM
I hope the appeals court helps them. This judge has a potential to do an extraordinary amount of damage to our progress.