I'm gonna run through the things the bill does here.
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Here's the deal: Similar laws were passed in 2011 in TN and last year in AR; no challenge has been decided on the merits in either state.
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Romer involved a state constitutional amendment that specifically barred local "homosexual, lesbian or bisexual" protections.
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WOW, right?! That ban was passed by Colorado voters in 1992. In 1996,
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The 2011 Tennessee law and the 2015 Arkansas law try to be cute about it, just saying locals can't go further than state protections ...
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... which happen to have the effect of barring LGBT protections, which don't exist in either of those states at the state level.
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This is, basically, what we see in NC's law here (although, NC might go a bit further, I need to check):pic.twitter.com/zh9eltxKVP
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But, the other sections (my 1, 2, & 5 #'d tweets above—containing the "biological sex" language) could be at risk of Romer-type challenge.
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@chrisgeidner On the preemption bit: can NC cities sue the state over this or are they not allowed to?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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