<P> In October 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a directive that withdrew the Holder memorandum . According to a copy of the directive reviewed by BuzzFeed News, Sessions stated that Title VII should be narrowly interpreted to cover discrimination between "men and women". Attorney General Session stated as a matter of law, "Title VII does not prohibit discrimination based on gender identity per se ." Devin O'Malley, speaking on behalf of the DoJ, stated "the last administration abandoned that fundamental principle (that the Department of Justice cannot expand the law beyond what Congress has provided), which necessitated today's action ." Sharon McGowan, a lawyer with Lambda Legal who previously served in the Civil Rights division of DoJ, rejected that argument, saying "(T) his memo is not actually a reflection of the law as it is--it's a reflection of what the DOJ wishes the law were" and "The Justice Department is actually getting back in the business of making anti-transgender law in court ." </P> <P> On December 11, 2017, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, in which a lower court ruled against the plaintiff, who had argued Title VII protections applied to sexual orientation . The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stated in its earlier ruling that only the Supreme Court could determine if Title VII applied . </P> <P> Required compilation of voter - registration and voting data in geographic areas specified by the Commission on Civil Rights . </P> <P> Title IX made it easier to move civil rights cases from state courts to federal court . This was of crucial importance to civil rights activists who contended that they could not get fair trials in state courts . </P>

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