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1A Win: Court Says Law Mandating Trans Pronoun Use A Violation Of Free Speech

Amanda Prestigiacomo
1A Win: Court Says Law Mandating Trans Pronoun Use A Violation Of Free Speech
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A California appellate court ruled Friday that a provision in a state law passed four years ago mandating that certain health care workers use transgender pronouns is a violation of free speech, protected by the First Amendment.

CA’s Third District Court of Appeal upended SB 219, which in part forced nursing home workers to use preferred transgender pronouns and names for patients.

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