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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
Aimee Stephens in front of the Supreme Court

LGBTQ Rights

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens

Aimee Stephens had worked for nearly six years as a funeral director at R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes when she informed the funeral home’s owner that she is a transgender woman. She was fired, the EEOC sued on her behalf, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Aimee’s employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she’s transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — and won.
R.g. & G.r. Harris Funeral Homes V Eeoc & Aimee Stephens. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2019
Don Zarda, Melissa Zarda, Bill Moore

LGBTQ Rights

Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda

Don Zarda loved to skydive. He worked as a skydiving instructor at Altitude Express, a company on Long Island, N.Y. He was fired for being gay.
Altitude Express Inc. V. Zarda. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2018
David Mullins and Charlie Craig

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

Whether a business open to the public has a constitutional right to discriminate.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Jim Obergefell

LGBTQ Rights

Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
Obergefell, Et Al. V. Hodges - Freedom To Marry In Ohio. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
Bourke Family

LGBTQ Rights

Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky

Bourke v. Beshear is a federal court challenge to Kentucky's constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples, filed by attorneys at Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and Fauver Law Office on July 26, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs are four same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their out-of-state marriages.
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190 LGBTQ Rights Cases

Photo of Evan Minton sitting on a couch in an office.
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Dignity Health v. Minton

Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2021
Photo of Evan Minton sitting on a couch in an office.

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Dignity Health v. Minton

Evan Minton was turned away from a Dignity Health hospital because he is transgender. He filed a lawsuit against a Dignity Health medical center for withholding medical care because of a patient's gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act.
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Gavin Grimm
Virginia
Oct 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board

Gavin Grimm sued his school board for excluding him the restrooms any other boy in his school would use — simply because he is transgender.
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Virginia
Oct 2021
Gavin Grimm

LGBTQ Rights

Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board

Gavin Grimm sued his school board for excluding him the restrooms any other boy in his school would use — simply because he is transgender.
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Trans Flag
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Keohane v. Inch

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ (ACLU), the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Florida, and DLA Piper LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Florida Department of Corrections’ (DOC) denial of medically necessary care for Reiyn Keohane, a transgender woman currently detained in a men’s prison.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2021
Trans Flag

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Keohane v. Inch

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ (ACLU), the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Florida, and DLA Piper LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Florida Department of Corrections’ (DOC) denial of medically necessary care for Reiyn Keohane, a transgender woman currently detained in a men’s prison.
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Brock Stone
Maryland
Sep 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Stone v. Trump

The ACLU, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maryland, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of six members of the armed forces who are transgender and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the president’s directive banning transgender service members from continuing to serve in the military, banning transgender service members from receiving certain medically necessary health care, and banning transgender individuals from enlisting in the armed forces.
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Maryland
Sep 2021
Brock Stone

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Stone v. Trump

The ACLU, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maryland, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of six members of the armed forces who are transgender and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the president’s directive banning transgender service members from continuing to serve in the military, banning transgender service members from receiving certain medically necessary health care, and banning transgender individuals from enlisting in the armed forces.
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Moral March in Raleigh - Protester holding rainbow flag
Court Case
Sep 2021

LGBTQ Rights

Cargian v. Breitling

Fred Cargain was hired by Breitling USA in 1990 and served as a leading sales rep for the company for over 15 years. In 2010 following the hiring of a new CEO, Cargain started to be treated differently than other men in similar positions. After multiple promotions and 23 years with the company, Cargain was fired in 2013.
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Court Case
Sep 2021
Moral March in Raleigh - Protester holding rainbow flag

LGBTQ Rights

Cargian v. Breitling

Fred Cargain was hired by Breitling USA in 1990 and served as a leading sales rep for the company for over 15 years. In 2010 following the hiring of a new CEO, Cargain started to be treated differently than other men in similar positions. After multiple promotions and 23 years with the company, Cargain was fired in 2013.
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