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LINCOLN, Nebraska \u2014 Ten states sued the federal government Friday over rules requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms conforming to their gender identity, joining a dozen other states in the latest fight over LGBT rights.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Nebraska and included nine other states: Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n

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The filing comes after 11 states sued in May over the same Obama administration directive. North Carolina officials also sued<\/a> the federal government in May over the same issue. Vast sums of federal funding are at stake: Money could be withheld from public schools that refuse to comply with the federal directive. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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