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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    North Carolina Lawmakers Plan to Defy DoJ Bathroom Bill Deadline

    In North Carolina, Republican lawmakers announced Thursday that they will refuse to comply with an order from the Department of Justice to suspend or repeal a law by Monday that limits bathroom access for transgender people. The Justice Department says the law, HB2, violates federal civil rights protections.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 6, 2016 • 1 min read

    In North Carolina, Republican lawmakers announced Thursday that they will refuse to comply with an order from the Department of Justice to suspend or repeal a law by Monday that limits bathroom access for transgender people. The Justice Department says the law, HB2, violates federal civil rights protections. North Carolina stands to lose billions of dollars in federal funding if they defy the order.

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    2 of 4
    Sean Parker Pot Bill Makes California’s November Ballot
    1. 0:30Sean Parker Pot Bill Makes California’s November Ballot
    2. 8:48North Carolina Lawmakers Plan to Defy DoJ Bathroom Bill DeadlineYou’re reading this
    3. 17:06USC Professors Face Cancer Together
    4. 28:20The Family Fang out this Mother’s Day Weekend, and Captain America: Civil War
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