LGBTQ Rights
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’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students’ constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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
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.
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.
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.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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.
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.
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Feb 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Mooneyham v. Ozark Fire Protection District
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Missouri have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Andrea "Andi" Mooneyham against the Ozark Fire Protection District.
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Court Case
Feb 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Mooneyham v. Ozark Fire Protection District
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Missouri have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Andrea "Andi" Mooneyham against the Ozark Fire Protection District.
Kansas
Jan 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Marie v. Moser - Freedom to Marry in Kansas
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Kansas have filed a lawsuit against district court clerks in Douglas and Sedgwick counties for their refusal to issue marriage applications to two same-sex couples, despite the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting its stay on marriage for same-sex couples.
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Kansas
Jan 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Marie v. Moser - Freedom to Marry in Kansas
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Kansas have filed a lawsuit against district court clerks in Douglas and Sedgwick counties for their refusal to issue marriage applications to two same-sex couples, despite the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting its stay on marriage for same-sex couples.
Florida
Jan 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Grimsley and Albu v. Scott, et al. - Freedom to Marry in Florida
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥), the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Florida, and the Podhurst Orseck law firm have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex couples and SAVE, an LGBT rights organization based in Miami, challenging the state of Florida’s refusal to recognize their marriages, which were performed in other states and recognized by the federal government.
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Florida
Jan 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Grimsley and Albu v. Scott, et al. - Freedom to Marry in Florida
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥), the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Florida, and the Podhurst Orseck law firm have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex couples and SAVE, an LGBT rights organization based in Miami, challenging the state of Florida’s refusal to recognize their marriages, which were performed in other states and recognized by the federal government.
Court Case
Dec 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Lawson v. Kelly - Freedom to Marry in Missouri
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Missouri filed a petition in Jackson County, MO on behalf of two couples, Angela Curtis and Shannon McGinty, and Kyle Lawson and Evan Dahlgren, who wished to marry, but were denied marriage licenses because of Missouri's amendment limiting marriage to opposite sex couples. Both couples tried to get marriage licenses in Jackson County.
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Court Case
Dec 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Lawson v. Kelly - Freedom to Marry in Missouri
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Missouri filed a petition in Jackson County, MO on behalf of two couples, Angela Curtis and Shannon McGinty, and Kyle Lawson and Evan Dahlgren, who wished to marry, but were denied marriage licenses because of Missouri's amendment limiting marriage to opposite sex couples. Both couples tried to get marriage licenses in Jackson County.
Court Case
Dec 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Department of Justice and Department of Education Complaint Against Virginia School Board for Transgender Bathroom Policy
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Virginia have filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Justice and Department of Education against Gloucester County Public Schools (GCPS) for adopting a bathroom policy that segregates trans students from using the same restrooms and locker rooms as their peers. The school board adopted the policy by a vote of 6-1 on December 9, 2014, despite warnings from the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ that the policy violates federal law prohibiting schools from discriminating based on sex.
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Dec 2014
LGBTQ Rights
Department of Justice and Department of Education Complaint Against Virginia School Board for Transgender Bathroom Policy
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Virginia have filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Justice and Department of Education against Gloucester County Public Schools (GCPS) for adopting a bathroom policy that segregates trans students from using the same restrooms and locker rooms as their peers. The school board adopted the policy by a vote of 6-1 on December 9, 2014, despite warnings from the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ that the policy violates federal law prohibiting schools from discriminating based on sex.