LAWRENCE — Two transgender men from Lawrence are suing the state over a new law that invalidates driver’s licenses and restricts bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth, citing numerous constitutional rights and fear of violence.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr law firm filed the lawsuit on the men’s behalf late Thursday in Douglas County District Court. The lawsuit also asks the court to block the law from taking effect while the case is being argued.
They argue that House Substitute for Senate Bill 244, which took effect Thursday, violates constitutional rights to personal autonomy, privacy, equity, due process and freedom of expression.
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