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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sarah Rankin

Lawsuit dropped after school board changes course, adopts Youngkin's transgender student policy

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A Washington-based attorney confirmed Wednesday his firm was dropping litigation it filed last month regarding Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new policies on transgender students because the school board his firm sued has since adopted guidelines consistent with the governor’s.

But the firm could potentially still bring other litigation in districts that are bucking the administration's guidance, said Charles Cooper of Cooper & Kirk, which is widely known for its work on conservative legal causes.

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