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Don't Mess With Texans' Rights: Protecting Transgender Youth From The Paternalistic Policies Of State Executives, Mary Franklin Jan 2024

Don't Mess With Texans' Rights: Protecting Transgender Youth From The Paternalistic Policies Of State Executives, Mary Franklin

Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion in 2022 detailing how gender-affirming care for transgender minors constituted child abuse under the Texas Family Code. As a result of this opinion, multiple families of trans teens engaging in various forms of gender-affirming care were investigated by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. This Article applies the constitutional standards imposed by the equal protection clause, substantive due process, and parental authority to Paxton’s recommendation, using both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions. Ultimately, this Article concludes that Paxton’s opinion fails to meet these constitutional standards and recommends action from the …


In Re Mandy M., 239 A.3d 1152, 1155 (R.I. 2020), Jacklyn Henry Jan 2023

In Re Mandy M., 239 A.3d 1152, 1155 (R.I. 2020), Jacklyn Henry

Roger Williams University Law Review

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In Re Lucas D., 272 A.3d 109 (R.I. 2022), Kat L. Mccorkle Jan 2023

In Re Lucas D., 272 A.3d 109 (R.I. 2022), Kat L. Mccorkle

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Lacera V. Department Of Children, Youth, And Families, 272 A.3d 1064 (R.I. 2022), Hilary L. Levey Friedman Jan 2023

Lacera V. Department Of Children, Youth, And Families, 272 A.3d 1064 (R.I. 2022), Hilary L. Levey Friedman

Roger Williams University Law Review

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A Look Back And A Look Forward: Legislative And Regulatory Highlights For 2008 And 2009 And A Discussion Of Juvenile Transfer, Andrew K. Block Nov 2009

A Look Back And A Look Forward: Legislative And Regulatory Highlights For 2008 And 2009 And A Discussion Of Juvenile Transfer, Andrew K. Block

University of Richmond Law Review

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