WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 28, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by the white supremacist group Patriot Front in Charleston, West Virginia. Earlier this month, CAIR condemned the distribution of white supremacist Patriot Front material in Idaho. "All Americans, whatever their background or faith, nee  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The National Center for Transgender Equality issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - covering West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina -- upheld two prior court decisions mandating that North Carolina and West Virginia cease their discriminatory practices of excluding coverage for gender-affirming medical care for trans patients within their jurisdictions. "The Court's ruling stron  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 30 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued an en banc ruling (https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GAC-4th-circuit.pdf) affirming district court decisions that found attempts by states to deny coverage for gender-affirming care violate the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause and provisions of federal law, including the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act. T  more