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Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning, is allowed to remain in the military and undergo sex reassignment procedures under a directive issued last year by Obama administration Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. (Associated Press/File)
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Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2017, to attend a briefing of the full Senate by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein amid controversy over President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Danielle Brown, left, and her aunt, Stacey Wright, hold with a "#YesAllDaughters" banner in Norman, Okla., on May 15, 2017. Brown, with help from her aunt, organized a 2014 protest over her high school's handling of sexual assault reports. Three girls, including an acquaintance of Brown's, said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Danielle Brown, right, and her aunt, Stacey Wright, pose for a photo in Norman, Okla., on May 15, 2017. Brown, with help from her aunt, organized a 2014 protest over her high school's handling of sexual assault reports. Three girls, including an acquaintance of Brown's, said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2014 file photo, students, parents and grandparents hold signs during a protest across the street from Norman High School in Norman, Okla. Three girls said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Wednesday, March 29, 2017, photo, Adele Kimmel, senior attorney with the law firm Public Justice and head of its anti-bullying campaign, speaks during an interview at their national headquarters in Washington. Kimmel, a senior litigator who specializes in student abuse cases for the Washington, D.C., nonprofit Public Justice, said any family would have to overcome a variety of obstacles in filing lawsuits under state law. “They include whether you can even sue a school district, what the liability standard is, how high a hurdle it is, whether you can sue school officials and if so, for what types of decisions,” she said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A woman climbs off of a truck after a perilous journey to flee heavy fighting in her neighborhood between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, at a processing center for the displaced, in west Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, May 18, 2017.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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A woman is escorted from the scene of car crash on the corner of Broadway and 45th Street in New York's Times Square, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Police do not suspect a link to terrorism and the driver was taken into custody to be tested for alcohol. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the government's security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Emergency personnel treat a victim after a car ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians during lunchtime at New York's Times Square, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Police do not suspect a link to terrorism and the driver was taken into custody to be tested for alcohol. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Illustration on investigating government leaks by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the government's security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the governments security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the governments security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the governments security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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State Sen. Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence, asks a question during a Senate tax committee hearing on a House-passed bill that would raise $110 million over two years by closing sales tax exemptions at the State House in Topeka, Kan. Senators were wrestling with whether to include the measure's provisions in a larger plan to fix the state budget and raise additional funds for schools(AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Larry Krasner, the Democratic nominee for Philadelphia district attorney, speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Krasner, a civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia protesters, vows to oppose the death penalty and mass incarceration if elected. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Larry Krasner, the Democratic nominee for Philadelphia district attorney, speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Krasner, a civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia protesters, vows to oppose the death penalty and mass incarceration if elected. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Larry Krasner, the Democratic nominee for Philadelphia district attorney, speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Krasner, a civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia protesters, vows to oppose the death penalty and mass incarceration if elected. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In this undated Department of Motor Vehicles photo provided by the Idaho State Police shows Joshua Dundon, a 29-year-old Boise dad who is charged with felony custodial interference after police say he took his two young daughters and fled to the Nevada mountains in the midst of a custody dispute. (DMV/Idaho State Police via AP)
