The Latest: LGBT law protesters stage 2nd sit-in

Opponents of the new state law limiting protections for LGBT people using public bathrooms have marched into the North Carolina Legislative Building to begin a second series of symbolic sit-ins.

Representatives from Freedom Center for Social Justice, local synagogues and the activist organization Raging Grannies called for action before guiding the crowd into the Legislative Building where Barber said dozens expected to be arrested.

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, who opposed a transgender bathroom bill in the Tennessee Legislature, is speaking out against a directive by President Barack Obama's administration that public schools must allow students to use facilities consistent with their gender identity.

The Tennessee bill seeking to require students to use restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the gender listed on their birth certificates was withdrawn before the end of the legislative session last month to allow legal challenges to play out in other states that have passed similar measures.

Opponents of a North Carolina law limiting transgender rights say it should be repealed in part because it also reinforces a prohibition on cities and counties raising the minimum wage, which they say hurts women trying to support their families.

The American Civil Liberties Union wants a federal judge to keep authorities from enforcing North Carolina's law requiring transgender people to use public restrooms and showers corresponding to the gender on their birth certificate.