The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the state’s sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names.
FILE - This Oct. 10, 2012, file photo shows a man walking by the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. The Wisconsin Supreme Courts conservative majority ruled on Thursday, July 7, 2022, that a transgender woman cannot change her name because she is on the states sex offender registry and the law does not allow people on the registry to change their names.
According to court records, Ella was about 6-foot, 5-inches and more than 300 pounds at the time of the assault. The victim was 110 pounds, blind in one eye and autistic. After the assault, Ella taunted the victim on Facebook and told other students what happened, perpetuating his “victimization and trauma,” the court said.The majority said those details were relevant to understanding the severity of the crime and why it was necessary to require Ella to register as a sex offender.
“For example, nothing prohibits her from dressing in women’s clothing, wearing make-up, growing out her hair, or using a feminine alias,” Rebecca Bradley wrote. “The State has not branded Ella with her legal name, and when Ella presents a government-issued identification card, she is free to say nothing at all or to say, ‘I go by Ella.’”
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