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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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All Cases

190 LGBTQ Rights Cases

In re: Gill
Florida
Nov 2012

LGBTQ Rights

In re: Gill

A challenge to Florida's ban on adoption by gay parents.
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Florida
Nov 2012
In re: Gill

LGBTQ Rights

In re: Gill

A challenge to Florida's ban on adoption by gay parents.
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American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Clovis Unified School District
Court Case
Sep 2012

LGBTQ Rights

Reproductive Freedom

American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Clovis Unified School District

Two parents and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network join the AAP in a suit against Clovis Unified School District over abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education in the district's high schools. The lawsuit charges that the district is violating California law and putting teens' health at risk by giving students misinformation and denying them critical instruction about condoms and contraception.
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Court Case
Sep 2012
American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Clovis Unified School District

LGBTQ Rights

Reproductive Freedom

American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Clovis Unified School District

Two parents and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network join the AAP in a suit against Clovis Unified School District over abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education in the district's high schools. The lawsuit charges that the district is violating California law and putting teens' health at risk by giving students misinformation and denying them critical instruction about condoms and contraception.
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Kate Linsley and Ming Linsley
Vermont
Aug 2012

LGBTQ Rights

Baker and Linsley v. Wildflower Inn

Kate Linsley (formerly Baker) and Ming Linsley planned to marry in Vermont. After they got engaged, Ming's mother, Channie, took the lead in helping the couple find a venue for their reception. Like many mothers, she was ecstatic to have the opportunity to help her daughter and future daughter-in-law plan their celebration.
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Vermont
Aug 2012
Kate Linsley and Ming Linsley

LGBTQ Rights

Baker and Linsley v. Wildflower Inn

Kate Linsley (formerly Baker) and Ming Linsley planned to marry in Vermont. After they got engaged, Ming's mother, Channie, took the lead in helping the couple find a venue for their reception. Like many mothers, she was ecstatic to have the opportunity to help her daughter and future daughter-in-law plan their celebration.
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Gartner v. Iowa Department of Health
Iowa
May 2012

LGBTQ Rights

Gartner v. Iowa Department of Health

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Iowa
May 2012
Gartner v. Iowa Department of Health

LGBTQ Rights

Gartner v. Iowa Department of Health

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K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles
Alaska
Apr 2012

LGBTQ Rights

K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alaska have filed a brief seeking to allow transgender individuals to correct the gender marker on their driver's licenses without undergoing major surgery. Currently, Alaska DMV policy requires that individuals wishing to change the sex marker on their driver's license submit proof of a surgical sex change. The state's surgery requirement places an undue burden on transgender individuals and presents a gross violation of an individual's right to privacy.
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Alaska
Apr 2012
K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles

LGBTQ Rights

K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Alaska have filed a brief seeking to allow transgender individuals to correct the gender marker on their driver's licenses without undergoing major surgery. Currently, Alaska DMV policy requires that individuals wishing to change the sex marker on their driver's license submit proof of a surgical sex change. The state's surgery requirement places an undue burden on transgender individuals and presents a gross violation of an individual's right to privacy.
K.l. V. State Of Alaska, Department Of Administration, Division Of Motor Vehicles. Explore Case.
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