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Justice Dept. Says NC Bathroom Law Violates Civil Rights

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The U.S. Justice Department has told North Carolina that its latest bathroom ordinance violates civil rights.

The law, known as House Bill 2, requires people to use restrooms corresponding to their gender at birth rather than the sex they identify with. 

However, the Justice Department warned that the ordinance promotes discrimination and if the state proceeds with enforcing the law they could be sued and lose millions of dollars in federal funding. 

The agency sent the letter to Gov. Pat McCrory who signed the amended bill in March. He was asked to confirm if North Carolina would throw out the law and allow people to use the bathrooms they choose. 

The Justice Department said federal officials view the state law as violating the federal Civil Rights Act protections, which bar workplace discrimination based on sex. 

Provisions of the state law directed at transgender state employees violate their anti-discrimination protections, the letter said.

Meanwhie, state House Speaker Tim Moore, who helped pass the law, said he spoke with McCrory and Senate Leader Phil Berger about the state's legal options. 

Moore told reporters the letter was an attempt by President Barack Obama's administration to "continue its radical left agenda" in his final months in office.

"This is a gross overreach by the Obama Justice Department that deserves to be struck down in federal court," Berger said in a news release.

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