Lawsuit Filed Over North Carolina Non-Discrimination Bill

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(AP) — Opponents of a new North Carolina law blocking Charlotte and other local governments from passing anti-discrimination rules and requiring students to use bathrooms assigned to their biological sex have sued in federal court.

Two transgender people, a law school professor and civil liberties groups filed the lawsuit Monday morning. They want the new law to be declared unconstitutional. They also want to prevent its enforcement.

They say the law, approved last week by the legislature and signed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, discriminates against transgender individuals.

SEE RESPONSE TO LAWSUIT FROM GOV. PAT MCCRORY’S OFFICE

Corporations have criticized the law, but McCrory and allies defend it as providing uniform rules across the state. The legislature met in special session last Wednesday to pass the law in response to a Charlotte ordinance that allowed transgender people to use restrooms aligned with their gender identity.