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Trans Librarian Seeks Quick Win In Alaska Surgery Bias Suit

By Kevin Stawicki · July 2, 2019, 3:07 PM EDT

A transgender librarian with the Alaska State Legislature has told a federal judge that the state's health plan violates federal anti-discrimination law by refusing to cover gender reassignment surgery because the...

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Documents

Memorandum

Case Information

Case Title

Fletcher v. The State of Alaska

Case Number

1:18-cv-00007

Court

Alaska

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

June 05, 2018

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