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Inquirer (Sept. 28, 2026, 4:01 PM ET), https://www.inquirer.com/education/pennsbury-school-district-transgender-policies-student-privacy-20260928.html.","url":"https://www.inquirer.com/education/pennsbury-school-district-transgender-policies-student-privacy-20260928.html"},{"n":6,"citation":"Brief of Amicus Curiae Liberty Counsel Supporting Respondents, *United States v. Skrmetti*, No. 23-477 (U.S. Oct. 15, 2024).","url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-477.html"},{"n":7,"citation":"S. Poverty L. Ctr., *Liberty Counsel*, https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/liberty-counsel/ (last visited Oct. 1, 2026).","url":"https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/liberty-counsel/"}],"version":2,"checked_at":"2026-10-01","disclosure":"Written by AI from the cited sources, then checked source by source."}}