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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.
Masterpiece Cakeshop V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Explore Case.
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

Students and Parents for Privacy v. U.S. Department of Education (Township District 211)
Illinois
Jul 2016

LGBTQ Rights

Students and Parents for Privacy v. U.S. Department of Education (Township District 211)

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Illinois, and Mayer Brown LLP filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Students A, B, and C, through their Parents and Legal Guardians, and the Illinois Safe School Alliance. The intervention comes after an effort to reverse an agreement reached between suburban Chicago High School District 211 and the U.S. Department of Education after a complaint filed by Student A, a female student in the District, resulted in her being permitted to use the locker room consistent with her gender identity. The lawsuit, filed by District 211 community members labeling themselves as Students and Parents for Privacy, seeks to block Student A and other transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity.
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Students And Parents For Privacy V. U.s. Department Of Education (township District 211). Explore Case.
Illinois
Jul 2016
Students and Parents for Privacy v. U.S. Department of Education (Township District 211)

LGBTQ Rights

Students and Parents for Privacy v. U.S. Department of Education (Township District 211)

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Illinois, and Mayer Brown LLP filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Students A, B, and C, through their Parents and Legal Guardians, and the Illinois Safe School Alliance. The intervention comes after an effort to reverse an agreement reached between suburban Chicago High School District 211 and the U.S. Department of Education after a complaint filed by Student A, a female student in the District, resulted in her being permitted to use the locker room consistent with her gender identity. The lawsuit, filed by District 211 community members labeling themselves as Students and Parents for Privacy, seeks to block Student A and other transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity.
Students And Parents For Privacy V. U.s. Department Of Education (township District 211). Explore Case.
Meagan Taylor
Court Case
Jun 2016

LGBTQ Rights

Racial Justice

Iowa Civil Rights Commission Complaint on Behalf of Meagan Taylor

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Iowa filed a complaint today with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission against The Drury Inn for discriminating against a Black transgender woman based on her gender identity and race in July 2015.
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Iowa Civil Rights Commission Complaint On Behalf Of Meagan Taylor. Explore Case.
Court Case
Jun 2016
Meagan Taylor

LGBTQ Rights

Racial Justice

Iowa Civil Rights Commission Complaint on Behalf of Meagan Taylor

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Iowa filed a complaint today with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission against The Drury Inn for discriminating against a Black transgender woman based on her gender identity and race in July 2015.
Iowa Civil Rights Commission Complaint On Behalf Of Meagan Taylor. Explore Case.
Joe Robinson and Melissa Mayo
California
Jun 2016

LGBTQ Rights

Robinson v. Dignity Health

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ filed a federal lawsuit against the fifth largest health care system in the U.S., Dignity Health, because it denies transgender employees health insurance coverage for medically necessary transition-related health care.
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California
Jun 2016
Joe Robinson and Melissa Mayo

LGBTQ Rights

Robinson v. Dignity Health

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ filed a federal lawsuit against the fifth largest health care system in the U.S., Dignity Health, because it denies transgender employees health insurance coverage for medically necessary transition-related health care.
Robinson V. Dignity Health. Explore Case.
Couple in Mississppi lawsuit
Mississippi
May 2016

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Alford v. Moulder

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Mississippi today filed a lawsuit to challenge HB 1523, the anti-LGBT law that passed this spring. The lawsuit, which targets the Registrar of Vital Records, was filed on behalf of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Mississippi members and Nykolas Alford and Stephen Thomas, a gay couple who are engaged to be married and face discrimination as a result of this law.
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Mississippi
May 2016
Couple in Mississppi lawsuit

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Alford v. Moulder

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Mississippi today filed a lawsuit to challenge HB 1523, the anti-LGBT law that passed this spring. The lawsuit, which targets the Registrar of Vital Records, was filed on behalf of ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Mississippi members and Nykolas Alford and Stephen Thomas, a gay couple who are engaged to be married and face discrimination as a result of this law.
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Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Court Case
Jan 2016

LGBTQ Rights

+2 ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ

Manning v. Hagel, et al.

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof the Nation's Capital, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Kansas and civilian defense counsel David E. Coombs have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chelsea Manning in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four years ago.
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Court Case
Jan 2016
Manning v. Hagel, et al.

LGBTQ Rights

+2 ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ

Manning v. Hagel, et al.

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof the Nation's Capital, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Kansas and civilian defense counsel David E. Coombs have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chelsea Manning in federal court in the District of Columbia against Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and other Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Army officials for their failure to provide necessary medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, a condition with which she was originally diagnosed by Army doctors more than four years ago.
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