Attorney General Dave Yost Files Emergency Motion with Ohio Supreme Court after Judge Blocks Law Protecting Girls Sports from Taking Effect

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Attorney General Dave Yost filed an emergency motion with the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday, arguing that Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook “overstepped his judicial authority by placing on hold the entirety of House Bill 68.”

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Ohio Court Blocks House Bill 68 from Taking Effect Next Week

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The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday to prevent House Bill 68 from taking immediate effect.

House Bill 68, which includes the SAFE Act and the Save Women’s Sports Act, was set to take effect next week on April 24.

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ACLU of Ohio Files Lawsuit Against House Bill 68’s Ban of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio announced Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two families challenging the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which is included in House Bill 68.

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ACLU of Ohio to File Lawsuit Challenging House Bill 68’s Ban of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio announced Monday it will file a lawsuit challenging the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which is included in House Bill 68.

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Ohio Governor Reacts to House Veto Override of House Bill 68

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a one-sentence statement after the Ohio House of Representatives voted to override his veto of House Bill 68 on Wednesday.

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Ohio House of Representatives Votes to Override Governor’s Veto of House Bill 68

The Ohio House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to override Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68.

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Ohio U.S. Representative Jim Jordan: ‘Men Shouldn’t Play Women’s Sports in Ohio’

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U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) took to social media on Tuesday to offer a comment pertaining to the ongoing debate among state officials and lawmakers regarding House Bill 68.

“Men shouldn’t play women’s sports in Ohio or anywhere,” Jordan wrote on X.

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Former Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Renacci Says Governor DeWine is ‘Not a Republican’ Following Veto of House Bill 68

Former Ohio gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Representative Jim Renacci has denounced Governor Mike DeWine’s decision to veto House Bill 68, saying such legislation is “the easiest bill for a Republican Governor to sign.”

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Former President Trump Says He’s ‘Finished’ with Ohio Governor DeWine Following Veto of Bill That Would Have Prohibited Genital Mutilation of Children

Former President Donald Trump has denounced Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68, saying the governor has “fallen to the radical left.”

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Activists and Lawmakers Slam Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s Veto of House Bill 68

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill that would have protected women in sports and banned gender-affirming procedures from being performed on minors on Friday.

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Ohio General Assembly Passes Bill to Protect Women in Sports, Ban Gender-Affirming Procedures on Minors

The Ohio General Assembly has passed and sent a bill that would protect women in sports and ban gender-affirming procedures from being performed on minors to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk.

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Ohio General Assembly Passes Bill to Protect Women in Sports, Ban Gender-Affirming Procedures on Minors

The Ohio General Assembly passed and sent a bill that would protect women in sports and ban gender-affirming procedures from being performed on minors to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk.

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South Carolina Passes Bill to Keep Males Out of Women’s Sports over Massive Dem Opposition

South Carolina’s Republican-dominated House passed legislation Tuesday banning males from women’s sports despite Democrats’ stall tactics.

Democrats attempted to delay the vote by proposing an estimated 1,000 amendments, according to the Associated Press. Debate on the amendments Tuesday lasted eight hours, with Democrats proposing measures such as renaming the bill the “Discrimination Capital of the United States Act,” allowing high schools to opt out of the requirements and only allowing school bands to perform at girls’ sporting events.

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Ohio Bill Proposal Would Prevent Biological Men From Competing in Women’s Sports

Two Ohio state representatives are set to introduce a bill this week that would prevent biological men from competing in women’s sports.

The Save Women’s Sports Act (SWSA), co-sponsored by Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) and Reggie Stoltzfus (R-Paris Twp.), will designate that sport teams be based on a person’s biological sex rather than how he or she feels.

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