But the state law cannot stand because it is illegal under federal law, the Department of Justice has now warned. The US Justice Department has told North Carolina that a state law which effectively permits anti-LBGT discrimination by restricting the public bathroom choices of transgender people is in violation of the federal Civil Right Act. In its complaint, filed on Tuesday with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, the DOJ said HB2 violates Title VII and Section 1 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as well
The US Justice Department has told North Carolina that a state law which effectively permits anti-LBGT discrimination by restricting the public bathroom choices of transgender people is in violation of the federal Civil Right Act. In its complaint, filed on Tuesday with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, the DOJ said HB2 violates Title VII and Section 1 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as well