Judge rules lawmakers can be called to testify in gender-affirming care case

Source: North Dakota Monitor

Judge rules lawmakers can be called to testify in gender-affirming care case

Ruling says legislators can be questioned about social media posts

BY: MARY STEURER - APRIL 29, 2024 5:00 AM

Two state lawmakers are expected to testify in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors after a judge last week resolved a dispute over whether the legislators could be ordered to speak about the law.

Attorneys for Gender Justice, the advocacy group representing the plaintiffs, last month sought to subpoena Rep. Bill Tveit, R-Hazen, and Rep. Brandon Prichard, R-Bismarck, for depositions related to social media posts the lawmakers made discussing the ban and LGBTQ issues in North Dakota.

Tveit was the primary sponsor of the 2023 legislation, while Prichard was a co-sponsor.

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In previous court documents, the plaintiffs stated they wanted Prichard and Tveit to testify on their posts in part because they express “bias against transgender and LGBTQ people,” which the plaintiffs argued could be relevant to the lawsuit.

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