"The Court should declare it unlawful and unconstitutional, vacate it in its entirety, and permanently enjoin its implementation (with a prudent transition for existing DACA recipients)," the court filing reads.
The bill cites a lack of adequate evidence to support "gender-affirming" treatments and calls for a systematic review of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex change surgeries such as bilateral mastectomies for minors.
"It's objective by whose standard? ... That standard seems to be White, educated, and fairly wealthy," noted Kathleen Carroll, former executive editor at the Associated Press.
Representative George Santos of New York (R) is reportedly leaving his committee assignments on the Small Business Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to the state's school board association insisting that it adopt mandates allowing parents to be informed on their child's sex education within the classroom.
"It's a time where it's really important for us to be thoughtful about what's going into how they think about their own self-worth and their relationships and the skewed and often distorted environment of social media often does a disservice to many of those children," Murthy added.
Provisions "will ensure Florida’s public universities and colleges are grounded in the history and philosophy of Western Civilization" and "prohibit DEI [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion], CRT [Critical Race Theory] and other discriminatory programs and barriers to learning."
