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Doe v. Abbott

D-1-GN-22-000977 | Texas state trial court

Filed Date: March 1, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a case about transgender children in Texas. For regular updates, please refer to the ACLU resource; we will update this page with the Texas trial court docket when issues with that site resolve. On February 18, 2022, the Texas Attorney General issued an opinion which found that gender-confirmation treatment, including surgeries and hormone-replacement therapy, was child abuse as defined by the Texas Family Code. The Code defines "abuse" as mental, emotional, or physical injuries that ha…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Henry v. Wymyslo

1:14-cv-00129 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2014

Closed Date: 2015

On February 10, 2014, four same-sex couples and one of the couples' adopted children filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that Ohio's ban on same sex marriage and the manner in which that ban was applied were unconstitutional under the Due Process and Full Faith and Credit Clauses of the United States Constitution. Specifically, several of the couples were expecting children …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Harrison v. Spencer

1:18-cv-00641 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: May 30, 2018

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the legality of the U.S. military’s policy prohibiting the enlistment or promotion of people with HIV. On May 30, 2018, an enlisted service member and attorney, along with the Modern Military Association of America (formerly OutServe-SLDN), filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, where it was assigned to Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Represented by Lambda Legal, OutServe-SLDN and private counsel, the plaintiff sued the Secret…
EDUCATION
Department of Education investigation of Fayetteville Public Schools

98-6971182 | No Court

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 1997

Closed Date: June 17, 1999

This Title IX matter was apparently the first time the federal government agreed that harassment against an LBGT student constituted unlawful sex discrimination. Accordingly, its 1998 settlement was a landmark -- albeit one that very few people know about.On February 25, 1997, a gay high school student filed a complaint under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, against Fayetteville (AR) Public Schools. The student, represe…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Ray v. Ohio Department of Health

2:18-cv-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: March 29, 2018

Case Ongoing

On March 29, 2018, four transgender people seeking to correct their Ohio birth certificates to accurately reflect their gender identity filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (in Columbus). The plaintiffs sued the Director of the Ohio Department of Health under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by the ACLU and Lambda Legal, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as attorneys’ fees and costs. The case was assigned to Judge Michael H. …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Immigration Equality v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

3:20-cv-09258 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2020

Case Ongoing

On December 21, 2020, nonprofit organizations that serve LGBTQIA+/H individuals filed this lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged that DHS was acting contrary to legal precedent on the issue of refugee policy, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and the U.S. Constitution when enacting new rules regarding asylum eligibility. Plainti…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Wetzel v. Glen St. Andrew Living Community, LLC

1:16-cv-07598 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 27, 2016

Closed Date: March 4, 2019

On July 27th, 2016, a 68-year-old woman who identified as lesbian brought a civil right action under the Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The action was brought in the Northern District Court of Illinois. The plaintiff sought declaratory, injunctive, and compensatory and punitive damages against Defendants Glen St. Andrew Living Community (GSALC) and their administrators. The plaintiff alleged that, throughout her time at GSALC, she was subjected to a pattern of discriminatio…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Sevcik v. Sandoval

2:12-cv-00578 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: April 10, 2012

Closed Date: Jan. 9, 2015

This is a case brought by eight same-sex couples seeking to marry or have their marriages recognized by the State of Nevada. Represented by Lambda Legal and private counsel, they brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, suing the Governor and several clerks/recorders. The Nevada Constitution prohibited official recognition of same-sex marriages. See Nev. Const. art. I, § 21 ("Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in [N…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Whitman-Walker Health v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:20-cv-01630 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 22, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the Trump Administration's limits on LGBTQ protections under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. § 18116). On June 22, 2020, a group of LGBTQ-focused private healthcare providers, organizations providing community services, health professional associations, and individual providers filed this lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Administrative Pr…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Harris v. McDonnell

5:13-cv-00077 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2013

Closed Date: 2015

On August 1, 2013, two same-sex couples filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia against the state of Virginia, under 42 U.S. § 1983 and the Declaratory Judgment Act. The plaintiffs, represented by the national ACLU, the ACLU of Virginia, Lambda Legal and private counsel, asked the court for both declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the state's refusal to allow same-sex couples to marry or to recognize same-sex couples married in other states v…