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Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues

The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida鈥檚 order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students鈥� constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The 桃子视频and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.

Status: Ongoing

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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2020

Aimee Stephens in front of the Supreme Court

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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鈥檚 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鈥檚 employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she鈥檚 transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court 鈥� and won.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Sep 2019

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.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2018

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

Whether a business open to the public has a constitutional right to discriminate.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2015

LGBTQ Rights

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

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of 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.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2015

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.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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