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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Dominic Holden

      [Lawsuit written by former longtime ADF lawyer Austin Nimocks, who now works for Texas AG's Office.]https://twitter.com/dominicholden/status/735582543492317187 …

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      Dominic HoldenVerified account @dominicholden
      .@AllianceDefends commends 11 states for lawsuit challenging fed transgender rules, saying they help protect girls. pic.twitter.com/0HhIIM5wgW
      4 replies 15 retweets 8 likes
    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      So, about this Texas lawsuit ...

      1 reply 11 retweets 5 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      The states assert that "influential legal treatises" say "'gender identity' is not within the ambit of Title VII."pic.twitter.com/VhGSUfAx0Z

      3 replies 16 retweets 4 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      But, as an eagle-eyed reader noted, those are not the most recent edition of the treatise! http://www.bna.com/employment-discrimination-law-p17179870381/ …pic.twitter.com/2zTqphyFVi

      1 reply 20 retweets 10 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      The 2015 edition has a whole section detailing the evolving law in this area:pic.twitter.com/phEHqMiXnO

      1 reply 21 retweets 9 likes
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      "Based on these #SCOTUS decisions, several federal courts have rejected an earlier line of cases" and held that #trans people ...

      1 reply 13 retweets 2 likes
    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
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      ... "are protected under Title VII and other statutes that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex," the 2015 edition states.

      1 reply 12 retweets 2 likes
    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      So the current edition of the "influential legal treatise[]" cited by Texas asserts the opposite of the conclusion for which Texas cites it.

      3 replies 36 retweets 31 likes
    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
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      Oops.

      1 reply 3 retweets 16 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016

      Oh, wow. SO. We've got more here: Even the 4th edition of the treatise doesn't say what Texas and @animocks assert it says!

      3:31 PM - 25 May 2016
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          From @UCDavisLaw prof @BRSoucek, my eagle-eyed source on this:pic.twitter.com/1PnvZs2vOH

          1 reply 20 retweets 17 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
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          Here's the 4th edition's section on #trans discrimination coverage under Title VII:pic.twitter.com/GZfCezpBhD

          1 reply 9 retweets 2 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 25 May 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          tl;dr: The states suing the Obama admin cited to an old edition of a treatise, citing it inaccurately, to claim something not there.

          2 replies 25 retweets 18 likes
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