Coverage dated November 2, 2022 to November 3, 2022

Beauty Pageant Can Ban Trans Contestants With First Amendment Right, Federal Court Says

Headline from NBC Chicago

Attorneys for the pageant argued the program was designed to celebrate and promote “natural born women” by sending a message of “biological female empowerment.”

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  1. Washington Times

    Federal court rules female-only beauty pageant doesn’t discriminate against transgender contestants (opens Washington Times)

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    A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled a female-only beauty pageant is allowed to exclude transgender contestants.

  2. NBC News

    U.S. beauty pageant can exclude transgender contestants, court rules (opens NBC News)

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    The court rejected a lawsuit by a trans activist claiming that Miss United States of America’s policy of only allowing “natural born” women to compete violates an Oregon anti-discrimination law.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Beauty Pageant Can Ban Trans Contestants With First Amendment Right, Federal Court Says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Attorneys for the pageant argued the program was designed to celebrate and promote “natural born women” by sending a message of “biological female empowerment.”

  4. Fox News

    Beauty pageant can’t be forced to accept transgender contestants, court rules (opens Fox News)

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    The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday in favor of a beauty pageant that did not want to include transgender contestants.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Federal court says beauty pageant can bar trans contestants (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A federal appellate court says a national beauty pageant has a First Amendment right to exclude a transgender woman from competing,

  6. KTVB Boise

    Federal court rules beauty pageant can bar trans contestants (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    A federal appellate court says including a transgender woman could interfere with the message the national beauty pageant wants to send about the "ideal woman."

  7. Hot Air

    Ninth Circuit: Beauty pageants can exclude transgenders on 1st Amendment grounds (opens Hot Air)

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    Female beauty pageants are allowed to exclude transgender women, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled. The case stems from a complaint filed by Anita Green, a transgender contestant...

  8. Townhall

  9. Washington Examiner

    Court rules beauty pageant has First Amendment right to exclude transgender women (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Miss United States Pageant is protected under its First Amendment rights and cannot be forced to include transgender contestants, judges ruled Wednesday.

  10. FOX 43 York

    US appeals court: Beauty pageant can bar trans contestants (opens FOX 43 York)

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    A federal appellate court says a national beauty pageant has a First Amendment right to exclude a transgender woman from competing.

  11. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Beauty pageant can ban transgender contestants, US appeals court rules (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    Anita Green, who is transgender, has competed in several pageants including Miss Montana USA, Miss Earth and Ms. World Universal.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Federal Court Rules That Beauty Pageant Can Prohibit Transgender Participants (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A U.S. appeals court ruled a national beauty pageant can prohibit transgender participants because it conflicts with the pageant's mission.

  13. PJ Media

    Court Rules Beauty Pageant Has a First Amendment Right to Exclude Transgenders (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    No matter how many ways trans activists try to fit a square peg in a round hole, they fail. This is a question of

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