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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Georgia
Jan 2007
LGBTQ Rights
PRIDE v. White County School District
Defense of Cleveland, Georgia Gay-Straight Alliance
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Georgia
Jan 2007
LGBTQ Rights
PRIDE v. White County School District
Defense of Cleveland, Georgia Gay-Straight Alliance
West Virginia
Dec 2006
LGBTQ Rights
HIV
Estate of Claude Green v. Robert Bowman
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West Virginia
Dec 2006
LGBTQ Rights
HIV
Estate of Claude Green v. Robert Bowman
California
Nov 2006
LGBTQ Rights
Paramo v. Kern High School District
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California
Nov 2006
LGBTQ Rights
Paramo v. Kern High School District
California
Jun 2006
LGBTQ Rights
Hawai'i - R.G., et al. v. Koller, et al.
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Hawai'i and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Rights Project represented three young people — a 17-year-old male-to-female transgender girl, an 18-year-old lesbian, and an 18-year-old boy perceived to be gay — in a federal civil rights lawsuit against Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF), the state's juvenile correctional facility. The plaintiffs said they were abused and harassed because of their sexual orientation and gender identity while at HYCF. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ asked for a preliminary injunction to force HYCF to establish policies, procedures, and training to prevent further abuse of LGBT wards.
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California
Jun 2006
LGBTQ Rights
Hawai'i - R.G., et al. v. Koller, et al.
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Hawai'i and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Rights Project represented three young people — a 17-year-old male-to-female transgender girl, an 18-year-old lesbian, and an 18-year-old boy perceived to be gay — in a federal civil rights lawsuit against Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF), the state's juvenile correctional facility. The plaintiffs said they were abused and harassed because of their sexual orientation and gender identity while at HYCF. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ asked for a preliminary injunction to force HYCF to establish policies, procedures, and training to prevent further abuse of LGBT wards.
Court Case
Jun 2006
LGBTQ Rights
Johnston v. MO Dept. of Social Services
The Missouri Department of Social Services turned down Lisa Johnston's application to become a foster parent because she's a lesbian.
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Court Case
Jun 2006
LGBTQ Rights
Johnston v. MO Dept. of Social Services
The Missouri Department of Social Services turned down Lisa Johnston's application to become a foster parent because she's a lesbian.