Transgender People and Discrimination
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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19 Transgender People and Discrimination Cases
Tennessee
Sep 2022
Transgender People and Discrimination
Free Speech
Bongo Productions LLC et al v. Lawrence et al
Two businesses owners in Tennessee are challenging a new, first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that would require businesses and other entities that open their facilities to the public and allow transgender people to use the restroom that matches their gender to post a government-prescribed warning sign. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Tennessee filed the lawsuit in federal court and claim it violates the First Amendment rights of the business owners.
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Tennessee
Sep 2022
Transgender People and Discrimination
Free Speech
Bongo Productions LLC et al v. Lawrence et al
Two businesses owners in Tennessee are challenging a new, first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that would require businesses and other entities that open their facilities to the public and allow transgender people to use the restroom that matches their gender to post a government-prescribed warning sign. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Tennessee filed the lawsuit in federal court and claim it violates the First Amendment rights of the business owners.
Iowa
May 2022
Transgender People and Discrimination
Vroegh v. Iowa Department of Corrections
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission against The Iowa Department of Corrections for denying a nurse at the facility use of the restrooms and locker rooms that align with his gender identity and necessary medical treatment because he is transgender. The complaint was co-filed with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and cooperating attorney Melissa Hasso with the Sherinian & Hasso Law Firm in West Des Moines.
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Iowa
May 2022
Transgender People and Discrimination
Vroegh v. Iowa Department of Corrections
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission against The Iowa Department of Corrections for denying a nurse at the facility use of the restrooms and locker rooms that align with his gender identity and necessary medical treatment because he is transgender. The complaint was co-filed with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and cooperating attorney Melissa Hasso with the Sherinian & Hasso Law Firm in West Des Moines.
Alabama
Apr 2022
Transgender People and Discrimination
Walker et al v Marshall et al
The Walker family and the White family have raised their children, H.W. and C.W. in Alabama. A new Alabama law may force them to leave the state because providing gender-affirming care — which doctors says is medically necessary for H.W. and C.W. — is now a felony offense.
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Alabama
Apr 2022
Transgender People and Discrimination
Walker et al v Marshall et al
The Walker family and the White family have raised their children, H.W. and C.W. in Alabama. A new Alabama law may force them to leave the state because providing gender-affirming care — which doctors says is medically necessary for H.W. and C.W. — is now a felony offense.
Michigan
Aug 2020
Transgender People and Discrimination
The People of State of Michigan v. Deonton Autez Rogers
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Michigan
Aug 2020
Transgender People and Discrimination
The People of State of Michigan v. Deonton Autez Rogers
Montana
Oct 2017
Transgender People and Discrimination
Hobaugh v. Montana
In response to efforts by the Montana Family Foundation to push an anti-transgender ballot measure that would bar transgender people from using public facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Montana filed a petition challenging the legal sufficiency of the description of the proposed anti-trans ballot initiative (I-183) that would go to the voters. The petition argued that the ballot and fiscal impact statements inaccurately characterize the initiative – hiding both its discriminatory effect and its impact on local and state budgets. The Supreme Court of Montana agreed, ordering the Attorney General to revise both statements.
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Montana
Oct 2017
Transgender People and Discrimination
Hobaugh v. Montana
In response to efforts by the Montana Family Foundation to push an anti-transgender ballot measure that would bar transgender people from using public facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Montana filed a petition challenging the legal sufficiency of the description of the proposed anti-trans ballot initiative (I-183) that would go to the voters. The petition argued that the ballot and fiscal impact statements inaccurately characterize the initiative – hiding both its discriminatory effect and its impact on local and state budgets. The Supreme Court of Montana agreed, ordering the Attorney General to revise both statements.