Attorney Naomi Shatz Speaks to the Bangor Daily News about Executive Order Targeting Transgender Athletes

Attorney Naomi Shatz spoke to the Bangor Daily News about President Trump’s executive order prohibiting transgender women from playing sports in schools and athletic organizations that receive federal funding. Maine’s governor and attorney general have stated they will follow state and federal law – including a Maine law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity – rather than the executive order. Attorney Shatz said she expected courts to have to decide the question of whether an executive order purporting to interpret federal law overrides state laws. “I think the answer has to be no, the president cannot dictate that states violate their laws,” Shatz said.

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