Judge: U.S. Constitution Says State Can’t Deny Transgender Request To Change Birth Certificate

Judge:  U.S. Constitution Says State Can’t Deny Transgender Request To Change Birth Certificate

A federal judge in Idaho has ruled that a state agency there cannot simply reject a request from a person who seeks to change the biological sex noted on a birth certificate.

The case came about when two transgender people sought to change the sex on their birth certificate from their biological sex to the gender they currently identify with.

New School-Zone Speeding Cameras Draw Record Number of Appeals on First Day
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New School-Zone Speeding Cameras Draw Record Number of Appeals on First Day

John Cronin

Nearly 2,700 people showed up at Providence Municipal Court to appeal speeding tickets generated by five new cameras installed in school zones on Monday, as opposed to the usual 300.

The cameras and vehicle detectors are designed to identify how fast a car is going and take a picture of those that are going at least 11 miles per hour over the speed limit.

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