amy: pulitzer prize-winning journalist glenn greenwald, cofounder of the intercept.hen we come back, the state of north carolina sued over sweeping new anti-gay, anti-trans law. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in north carolina, the american civil libeberties union has fild a lawsuit challenging a sweeping new law banning local governments from passing laws prohibiting discrimination against lgbt people in public accommodations. the law, house bill 2, commonly known as the "bathroom bill" is widely considered to be the most wide-ranging anti-trans laws to take effect this year. it was introduced after the city of charlotte passed its own ordinance seeking to protect the right of transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. in response, the north carolina legislature convened an emergency one-day session, at the cost of $42,000, to push through the statewide law hb 2. within hours of its introduction, the bill was pushed through both the house and the