The law goes further than laws in other states to restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use in public places.

A judge ruled Tuesday that transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford puts on hold enforcement of key components of a law adopted in March — and set to take effect July 1 — that went further than laws in other states to restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use in public places, including privately owned places where restrooms are open to the public.

“This ruling will allow transgender people throughout Idaho to find and use a public restroom,” Lambda Legal lawyer Kell Olson said in a statement Tuesday, “without the fear of arrest looming over them, while we continue the longer fight to permanently defeat this discriminatory law in court.”

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    2 days ago

    So I have to ask is this judge truly a good person or are Republicans plotting to stir up their base before the elections?

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      She was appointed by Joe Biden, so my guess is this is actually how she feels.