In short, it's kind of amazing to me that we're not seeing more pushback from the usual suspects. This is a very broad bill that fits ...
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... the perceived (and highlighted!) negative consequences of the Arkansas bill AND the Houston referendum effort of last year!
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Gonna be very interesting to see what comes next here, and I'd definitely be following
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Chris Geidner Retweeted Rob Dekoven
OK, about the preemption of local ordinances: Lots are asking about this ...https://twitter.com/robdeko/status/712861260510064641 …
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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 The Tn law was a response to a Nashville ordinance,@abbyrubenfeld is probably the most knowledgable lawyer for this stuff.0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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