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After North Carolina’s state legislature passed the controversial HB 2 law in March, faculty members were frequently called on by media to explain the law, its ramifications, and the viability of lawsuits filed over the law by the federal government and North Carolina. N.C. HB 2, the "Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act," prohibits local municipalities in North Carolina from passing anti-discrimination ordinances and strips existing protections from LGBT citizens.

• Watch video of panel discussion: North Carolina HB 2: "The Most Anti-LGBT Bill in the Country"
• Duke Today: Duke issues statement on N.C. gender identity law, affirms commitment to inclusion and equality
• NC Policywatch: Bartlett on HB 2: "Level of animus displayed by legislators" supports discrimination claim
• WRAL: Wettach, HB 2 doesn't put federal Title IX education funds immediately at risk
• New York Times: Wettach: Feds would aim for settlement with N.C. over HB 2 before pulling aid to schools
• News & Observer: State Rep. Darren Jackson '96 leads legislative efforts to repeal new N.C. law removing protections from LGBT citizens
• Charlotte Observer: Ichel '78, Beason discuss the possibility of an HB 2 compromise
• Duke Today: Duke University leadership calls for repeal of HB2
• Washington Post: Bartlett comments on McCrory's attempts to amend, explain HB 2
• ABC11: Wettach comments on possible impact of Fourth Circuit ruling for legal challenges to HB 2 [Video]
• Duke Law News: Members of Duke Law, Sanford School of Public Policy faculty and administration call for repeal of HB 2
• Law360: Wettach: 4th Circuit ruling on transgender discrimination "gives great credibility to the opponents of HB 2"
• Talent Management: Bowling, Sanders '16 call for close examination of federal laws governing transgender workplace issues
• L.A. Times: Wettach comments on conflict between N.C. and federal government over HB 2
• Associated Press: Bartlett discusses possible loss of federal education funding over HB 2
• Asheville Citizen-Times: McAllaster: DOJ is "on very firm ground" in challenging portion of HB 2
• Wall Street Journal: McAllaster comments on legal battle between N.C. and DOJ over transgender rest room use
• Law360: Bartlett discusses Title VII and transgender discrimination
• WLOS Asheville: Wettach discusses DOJ and N.C.'s dueling lawsuits over transgender rights
• The New Yorker: Purdy: McCrory's HB 2 gambit reveals "fractured and desperate" GOP
• CNN: Bartlett examines possible next steps in legal battle over transgender rights
• ABC News: Bartlett: HB 2 lawsuits "are the kinds of things that the Supreme Court ultimately tries to settle"
• Associated Press: Metzloff comments on strategy behind HB 2 lawsuits
• News & Observer: Wettach comments on HB2's impact on sports locker rooms