The city of Austin, Texas has told a federal judge that a group representing churches across the country does not have standing to challenge its law banning discrimination against gay and transgender workers.

The city, in a motion to dismiss filed in federal court in Austin on Tuesday, said the Houston-based U.S. Pastor Council failed to identify any members that had actually been affected by the 2004 law, and could not hang its constitutional challenge on speculation.

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