Six transgender Idaho residents sue over new bathroom law
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
Six transgender Idaho residents sue over new bathroom law
11 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
The federal case, filed in Boise by the ACLU and Lambda Legal, challenges penalties of up to one year in prison for a first offence and five years for a repeat offence.
The law applies to public buildings and private businesses, and plaintiffs say it makes daily activities and employment decisions difficult or unsafe.
Before this measure, 21 states, including Idaho, already restricted bathroom access for transgender people in schools and many government-owned spaces, according to the Movement Advancement Project.
How will Idaho businesses enforce the nation's strictest bathroom law without facing discrimination lawsuits?
When police call a law unenforceable, what does that mean for public safety?