States Sue HHS Over Adding Gender Dysphoria To Disability Definition

A group of 17 states led by Texas are suing HHS in the Northern District of Texas over the Biden administration’s new rule that adds gender dysphoria to the definition of disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs that receive federal funding, arguing the addition changes express terms in Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It’s the latest in a series of lawsuits launched by Republican-controlled...