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FEDERAL CIRCUIT

Fulcher v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Petition seeking to compel VA to engage in rulemaking to amend regs that categorically deny transition-related surgery for veterans)
- Voluntarily Dismissed August 1, 2018
- Court (federal): U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Case number 17-1460
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket

ALASKA (9th Circuit)

The Downtown Soup Kitchen v. Municipality of Anchorage (Organization, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, suing to exclude transgender women from its women’s homeless shelter)
- Consent Decree and Judgment for Plaintiff entered October 2, 2019
- Court (federal): District of Alaska, Case Number 3:18-cv-00190
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Sharon L. Gleason

Fletcher v. State of Alaska (Transgender state employee denied transition-related surgical treatment by her employee health care plan)
- Judgment in favor of Plaintiff
- Court (federal): District of Alaska, Case Number 1:18-cv-00007
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge H. Russel Holland

Smith v. Dunleavy (Alaska woman suing state after being denied her permanent fund dividend as a result of the state not recognizing her marriage to a woman)
- Dismissed with prejudice following settlement agreement
- Court (federal): District of Alaska, Case Number 3:19-cv-00298
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge H. Russel Holland

ARIZONA (9th Circuit)

Hennessy-Waller v. Snyder (Transgender youth challenging Arizona Medicaid’s categorical exclusion of surgical treatment for gender dysphoria)
- Court (federal): District of Arizona, Case Number 4:20-cv-00335
- Case dismissed and closed per parties’ stipulation July 29, 2022
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Scott H. Rash
- APPEAL
  - Doe v. Snyder (Plaintiff appealing denial of preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 21-15668
    - District Court order denying preliminary injunction affirmed March 10, 2022
    - Docket

Toomey v. State of Arizona (Transgender state employee denied transition-related surgical treatment by her employee health care plan)
- Court (federal): District of Arizona, Case Number 4:19-cv-00035
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Rosemary Marquez
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Michael A Ambri
- APPEAL
  - In Re: State of Arizona (State appealing order granting plaintiff’s motion to compel disclosure of documents)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 21-71312
    - Docket

CALIFORNIA (9th Circuit)

Dvash-Banks v. Pompeo (Child of binational married couple, born abroad, not considered citizen at birth) Previously Dvash-Banks v. Tillerson
- Court (federal): Central District of California, Case Number 2:18-cv-00523
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge John F. Walter
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian
- APPEAL
  - E.J. D.-B. v. U.S. Department of State (State Department appealing ruling declaring child is a citizen at birth)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 19-55517
    - Memorandum Disposition in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees October 9, 2020
    - Docket

EEOC v. IXL Learning (EEOC suing California company on behalf of transgender employee who alleges retaliatory firing after complaining of discrimination in violation of Title VII and ADA)
- Court (federal): Northern District of California, Case Number 3:17-cv-02979
- Judgment for the defendant following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiff and plaintiff-intervenor on all counts
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Vince Chhabria
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Robert M. Illman

Stockman v. Trump (Equality California and seven individuals challenging transgender military ban)
- Court (federal): Central District of California, Case Number 5:17-cv-01799
- Stipulated Dismissal following executive order reversing ban
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Jesus G. Bernal
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato
- APPEALS
  - Stockman v. Trump (Federal defendants appealing denial of motion to dissolve a preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 18-56539
    - Per parties’ stipulation, case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with Karnoski opinion and the preliminary injunction remains stayed; August 26, 2019
    - Docket
  - Trump v. Stockman (Governments’ application to stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal and petition to immediately take up review of the injunction ahead of a decision by the 9th Circuit)
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Case Number 18-678
    - Application for stay granted and petition for cert before judgment denied January 22, 2019 (Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan would deny the stay)
    - Docket

Videckis v. Pepperdine University (Discrimination suit by former members of women’s basketball team)
- Judgment in favor of Pepperdine University, on Jury Verdict
- Court (federal): Central District of California, Case number 2:15-cv-00298
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Dean D. Pregerson
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian
- APPEALS
  - Videckis v. Pepperdine University (Plaintiffs’ appeal of judgment in favor of Defendant)
    - Voluntarily Dismissed December 19, 2017
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 17-56548
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Videckis v. Pepperdine University (Defendant’s appeal of decision that it must pay its own lawyers’ fees and costs)
    - Voluntarily Dismissed December 19, 2017
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 17-56684
    - Case History
    - Docket

COLORADO (10th Circuit)

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Elenis (Baker, represented by ADF, challenging the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act)
- Dismissed with prejudice per parties’ stipulation
- Court (federal): District of Colorado, Case Number 1:18-cv-02074
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak

Zzyym v. Pompeo (Intersex person challenging male-or-female, binary-only gender marker policy for U.S. passport) Previously Zzyym v. Kerry; Zzyym v. Tillerson
- Judgment in favor of plaintiff September 19, 2018
- Court (federal): District of Colorado, Case Number 1:15-cv-02462
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge R. Brooke Jackson
- APPEAL
  - Zzyym v. Pompeo (Federal defendants appealing judgment in favor of plaintiff)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Case Number 18-1453
    - Docket

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D.C. Circuit)

Blixt v. U.S. Dept. of State (Child of binational married couple, born abroad, not given citizenship at birth)
- Transferred to District of New Jersey, See D.N.J., No. 2:20-cv-02102
- D.D.C.Docket

Marouf v. Azar (Couple not permitted to apply as foster parents at federally-funded Catholic affiliate because their family structure did not “mirror the Holy Family”)
Judgment in favor of Defendants July 7, 2023
- Court (federal): District of Columbia, Case Number 1:18-cv-00378
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Amit P. Mehta

FLORIDA (11th Circuit)

Adams v. The School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (Transgender boy being denied access to the boys’ restroom at his Florida high school)
- Court (federal): Middle District of Florida, Case Number 3:17-cv-00739
- Judgment for plaintiff July 26, 2018; reversed January 27, 2023, 11th Circuit en banc
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Timothy J. Corrigan
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Joel B. Toomey
- APPEAL
  - Adams v. School Board of St. Johns Co. (School board appealing judgment in favor of plaintiff Drew Adams)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Case Number 18-13592
    - En Banc Opinion January 27, 2023 reversing panel decision; reversed and remanded to district court
    - Docket

Doe v. Volusia County School Board (Transgender boy being excluded from using boys’ restrooms and locker rooms facilities at his Florida high school)
- Settlement approved September 11, 2018
- Court (federal): Middle District of Florida, Case Number 6:18-cv-00102
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr.
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge: Gregory J. Kelly

Vazzo v. City of Tampa, Florida (Therapists, represented by Liberty Counsel, challenging Tampa’s ban on conversion therapy for minors)
- Court (federal): Middle District of Florida, Case Number 8:17-cv-02896
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge William F. Jung
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone
- APPEAL
  - Vazzo v. City of Tampa, Florida (City of Tampa appeals judgment in favor of therapists)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Case Number 19-14387
    - Docket

GEORGIA (11th Circuit)

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (Gay man suing former employer for sex discrimination in violation of Title VII)
- Court (federal): Northern District of Georgia, Case Number 1:16-cv-01460
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Eleanor L. Ross
- APPEALS
  - - Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (Plaintiff appealing dismissal of sex discrimination lawsuit)
      - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Case Number 17-13801
      - Opinion (per curiam non-published) May 10, 2018; Dismissal AFFIRMED; Mandate issued July 26, 2018
      - Docket
    - Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (Employee appealing 11th Circuit ruling that Title VII does not protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation); Consolidated with Altitude Express, No. 17-1623
      - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, No. 17-1618
      - Opinion June 15, 2020; 11th Circuit Judgment REVERSED
      - Case History
      - Docket

Diamond v. Smith (xxx)
- Court (federal): Middle District of Georgia (Macon), Case Number 5:21-cv-00378
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Marc T. Treadwell

Diamond v. Ward (Transgender woman suing Georgia Dept of Corrections for failing to provide medical care and to protect her from assault)
- Court (federal): Middle District of Georgia (Macon), Case Number 5:20-cv-00453
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Marc T. Treadwell

Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital (Employee’s sex discrimination claim under Title VII based on gender nonconformity and sexual orientation)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Georgia, Case Number 4:15-cv-00103
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Randal Hall
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge G.R. Smith
- APPEALS
  - Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital (Plaintiff’s appeal of order dismissing complaint)
    - Opinion March 10, 2017 (vacated and remanded in part); Mandate issued July 14, 2017
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Case Number 15-15234
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital (Plaintiff’s petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court)
    - Cert Denied December 11, 2017
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Case Number No. 17-370
    - Case History
    - Docket

Mize v. Blinken (U.S. State Department refusing to issue a passport to the child of a married same-sex couple born abroad) Previously Mize v. Pompeo
- Court (federal): Northern District of Georgia, Case Number 1:19-cv-03331
- Order August 27, 2020 declaring the child a citizen at birth and directing the government to issue a passport
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Michael L. Brown

Musgrove v. The Board of Regents of the University of Georgia (Transgender man challenging his employer’s exclusion of medically necessary transition-related health care)
- Stipulated Dismissal September 19, 2019
- Court (federal): Middle District of Georgia, Case Number 3:18-cv-00080
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Clay D. Land

IDAHO (9th Circuit)

F.V. v. Barron (Challenge to Idaho policy refusing to amend gender marker on birth certificates) Previously F.V. v. Armstrong
- Court (federal): District of Idaho, Case Number 1:17-cv-00170
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Candy W. Dale

ILLINOIS (7th Circuit)

EEOC v. Rent-A-Center (Employer sued for firing an employee because she is transgender, in violation of Title VII)
- Judgment in favor of defendant following jury verdict May 18, 2018 and amended July 18, 2018
- Court (federal): Central District of Illinois, Case Number 2:16-cv-02222
- Docket
- Assigned to: Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long

Students and Parents for Privacy v. U.S. Dept of Ed (Illinois parents and students suing feds and school district over decisions that accommodate transgender students)
- Court (federal): Northern District of Illinois, Case Number 1:16-cv-04945
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Jorge L. Alonso
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert

Wetzel v. Glen St. Andrew Living Community (Lesbian suing senior living facility for discrimination as violations of the Fair Housing Act and Illinois Human Rights Act)
- Court (federal): Northern District of Illinois, Case Number 1:16-cv-07598
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan
- APPEAL
  - Wetzel v. Glen St. Andrew Living Community (Plaintiff’s appeal of adverse district court ruling)
    - Opinion August 27, 2018 (reversed and remanded)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number 17-1322
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Glen St. Andrew Living Community v. Wetzel ()
    - Stipulated dismissal February 19, 2019

INDIANA (7th Circuit)

Henderson v. Adams (Challenge to Indiana law as to presumptive parentage on birth certificates)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Indiana, Case Number 1:15-cv-00220
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore
- APPEAL
  - Henderson v. Adams (State defendant’s appeal of judgment in favor of plaintiffs)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number 17-1141
    - Case History
    - Docket

Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College (Employee’s Title VII sexual orientation discrimination claim against Indiana school)
- Court (federal): Northern District of Indiana, Case Number 3:14-cv-01791
- Stipulated dismissal August 23, 2018 following Settlement
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Jon E DeGuilio
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Michael G Gotsch, Sr
- APPEAL
  - Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College (Plaintiff’s Appeal of Summary Judgment in favor of Defendant)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number 15-1720
    - En Banc Opinion April 4, 2017 (reversed and remanded); Mandate issued April 27, 2017
    - Case History
    - Docket

J.A.W. v. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. (Transgender boy being denied access to the boys’ restroom at his Indiana high school)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Indiana, Case Number 3:18-cv-00037
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman
- APPEAL
  - J.A.W. v. Evansville Vanderburgh School (School appealing preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number 18-2696
    - Voluntarily Dismissed September 13, 2018
    - Docket (under construction)

MARYLAND (4th Circuit)

Doyle v. Hogan (Challenge to Maryland’s ban on conversion therapy for minors)
- Court (federal): District of Maryland, Case Number 1:19-cv-00190
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Deborah K. Chasanow
- APPEAL
  - Doyle v. Hogan (Plaintiff appeals order dismissing his case)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number 19-2064
    - Docket

Eller v. Prince George’s County Public Schools (Former English teach, a transgender woman, suing school district for employment discrimination)
- Court (federal): District of Maryland, Case Number 8:18-cv-03649
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Theodore D. Chuang

M.A.B. v. Board of Education of Talbot County (Transgender boy suing for right to access boys’ restrooms and locker rooms)
- Stipulated dismissal June 18, 2018 following Settlement
- Court (federal): District of Maryland, Case Number 1:16-cv-02622
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge George Levi Russell, III

Stone v. Trump (ACLU of Maryland and six members of the armed forces challenging the transgender military ban)
- Court (federal): District of Maryland, Case Number 1:17-cv-02459
- Docket
- Assigned to: George Levi Russell, III
- APPEAL
  - Stone v. Trump (Defendants’ appeal of preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number 17-2398
    - Motion for voluntary dismissal granted February 2, 2018
    - Docket

MASSACHUSETTS (1st Circuit)

Horizon Christian Fellowship v. Williamson (Churches challenging state law barring gender identity discrimination in public accomodations as applied to churches and pastors)
- Voluntarily Dismissed December 12, 2016
- Court (federal): District of Massachusetts, Case Number 1:16-cv-12034
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Chief Judge Patti B. Saris
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell

Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Lively (Sexual Minorities Uganda’s suit against Scott Lively)
- Judgment of dismissal June 5, 2017
- Court (federal): District of Massachusetts, Case Number 3:12-cv-30051
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Michael A. Ponsor
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson
- APPEALS
  - Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Lively (Lively’s appeal of decision in his favor, seeking to remove certain language from the opinion and to have state laws claims dismissed with prejudice)
    - Opinion August 10, 2018 (dismissed in part, otherwise affirmed); Mandate issued September 4, 2018
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Case Number 17-1593
    - Docket
  - In re: Lively (Lively’s petition to dismiss the district court case against him)
    - Petition Denied December 4, 2014
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Case Number 13-2503
    - Docket (under construction)

MICHIGAN (6th Circuit)

Catholic Charities v. Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services (Catholic Charities suing Michigan over the state’s refusal to contract with adoption agencies that violate nondiscrimination policies)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Michigan, Case Number 2:19-cv-11661
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Denise Page Hood
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge David R. Grand

Dumont v. Gordon (Challenging Michigan practice allowing state-funded agencies to use religion to turn away foster/adoptive parents based on sexual orientation) Previously Dumont v. Lyon
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Michigan, Case Number 2:17-cv-13080
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Paul D. Borman
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford

EEOC v. R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes (EEOC Title VII discrimination lawsuit on behalf of transgender employee)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Michigan, Case Number 2:14-cv-13710
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Sean F. Cox
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge David R. Grand
- APPEALS
  - EEOC v. R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes (EEOC appeal of ruling that RFRA provides Title VII exemption)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Number 16-2424
    - Opinion March 7, 2018 (reversed and remanded); Mandate issued May 8, 2018
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC (Employer’s petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court)
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, No. 18-107
    - Opinion June 15, 2020; 6th Circuit Judgment AFFIRMED
    - Case History
    - Docket

St. Vincent Catholic Charities v. Hertel (Catholic Charities suing Michigan over the state’s refusal to contract with adoption agencies that violate nondiscrimination policies) Previously Buck v. Gordon and St. Vincent CC v. Gordon
- Court (federal): Western District of Michigan, Case Number 1:19-cv-00286
- Docket
- Assigned to: Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Green
- APPEALS
  - Buck v. Gordon (Dana and Kristy Dumont appeal district court order denying their motion to intervene as defendants)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Number 19-1959
    - Docket
  - Buck v. Gordon (State appeals district court preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiffs)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Number 19-2185
    - Docket

MINNESOTA (8th Circuit)

Calgaro v. St. Louis County (Woman suing her transgender daughter and health care providers/others who assisted her daughter with transition)
- Court (federal): District of Minnesota, No. 0:16-cv-03919
- Docket
- Assigned to: Senior Judge Paul A. Magnuson
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois
- APPEAL
  - Calgaro v. St. Louis County (Mother’s appeal of judgment in favor of defendants)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 17-2279
    - Docket

Privacy Matters v. U.S. Dept. of Education (Parents and Students suing the federal government and a Minnesota school district to block a policy, consistent with federal Title IX guidelines, that protects transgender students from discrimination)
- Voluntarily Dismissed April 13, 2017
- Court (federal): District of Minnesota, Case Number: 0:16-cv-03015
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois

Tovar v. Essentia Health (Mother suing for coverage of transgender son’s transition-related medical treatment)
- Court (federal): District of Minnesota, Case Number 0:16-cv-00100
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Richard H. Kyle
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois
- APPEAL
  - Tovar v. Essentia Health (Plaintiff’s appeal of dismissal for lack of standing)
    - Opinion May 5, 2017 (affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded); Mandate issued July 13, 2017
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Case Number 16-3186
    - Case History
    - Docket

MISSISSIPPI (5th Circuit)

Barber v. Bryant (Challenge to Mississippi’s HB 1523 by religious leaders and other individuals, and the Joshua Generation MCC)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Mississippi, Case Number 3:16-cv-00417
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Carlton W. Reeves
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson
- APPEALS
  - Barber v. Bryant (Defendants’ appeal of order granting preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Case Number 16-60477
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Barber v. Bryant (Appealing ruling that plaintiffs lack standing to challenge Mississippi HB 1523)
    - Cert Denied January 8, 2018
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Case Number 17-547
    - Case History
    - Docket
Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant (Challenge to Mississippi’s HB 1523 by CSE and The Rev. Susan Hrostowski)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Mississippi, Case Number 3:16-cv-00442
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Carlton W. Reeves
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson
- APPEALS
  - Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant (Defendants’ appeal of order granting preliminary injunction); CONSOLIDATED with Barber v. Bryant, No. 16-60477
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Case Number 16-60478
    - Case History (under construction)
    - Docket (under construction)
  - Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant (Appealing ruling that plaintiffs lack standing to challenge Mississippi HB 1523)
    - Cert Denied January 8, 2018
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURTt, Case Number 17-642
    - Case History
    - Docket

MISSOURI (8th Circuit)

Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management (Man whose job offer was withdrawn when employer learned he’s gay bringing Title VII claims based on sex, religion, and sexual orientation)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Missouri, No. 4:17-cv-02324
- Ordered Dismissed January 3, 2018
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Jean C. Hamilton
- APPEAL
  - Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management (Plaintiff appeals district court order dismissing his Title VII employment discrimination claims)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 18-1104
    - Case History
    - Docket

NEW JERSEY (3rd Circuit)

Blixt v. U.S. Dept. of State (Child of a binational married couple, born abroad, not given citizenship at birth):
- District of New Jersey, No. 2:20-cv-02102
- Stipulated dismissal without prejudice July 22, 2021, following change in policy
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Kevin McNulty
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge James B. Clark

Conforti v. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System (Transgender man suing hospital that won’t allow his surgeon to perform surgery because it is treatment for gender dysphoria)
- Court (federal): District of New Jersey, No. 2:17-cv-00050
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Jose L. Linares
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor

NEW YORK (2nd Circuit)

Cargian v. Breitling USA (Claim for sexual orientation employment discrimination under Title VII and NY state law)
- Court (federal): Southern District of New York, No. 2:15-cv-01084 (previously 1:15-cv-01084)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge George B. Daniels
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave
- APPEAL
  - Cargian v. Breitling USA (Employee’s appeal of adverse district court decision)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 16-3592
    - Docket

Christiansen v. Omnicom Group (Gay man suing for employment discrimination under federal, state, and local laws, including sexual orientation discrimination under Title VII)
- Court (federal): Southern District of New York, Case Number 1:15-cv-03440
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Katherine Polk Failla
- APPEAL
  - Christiansen v. Omnicom Group (Employee’s appeal of order dismissing his claim of sexual orientation discrimination under Title VII)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Case Number 16-748
    - Case History
    - Docket

Schwartz v. City of New York (ADF-represented therapist challenging NYC’s ban on providing commercial conversion therapy)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of New York, No. 1:19-cv-00463
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Raymond J. Dearie
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione

Zarda v. Altitude Express (Claim for sexual orientation employment discrimination under Title VII and NY State Human Rights Law)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of New York, Case Number 2:10-cv-04334
- Docket (under construction)
- Assigned to: Judge Eric R. Komitee
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields
- APPEALS
  - Zarda v. Altitude Express (Employee’s estate’s appeal of adverse district court decision; en banc rehearing is on Title VII sexual orientation claim only)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Case Number 15-3775
    - Docket
  - Altitude Express v. Zarda (Employer’s petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court)
    - UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, No. 17-1623
    - Opinion June 15, 2020; 2nd Circuit Judgment AFFIRMED
    - Case History
    - Docket

NORTH CAROLINA (4th Circuit)

Carcaño v. Cooper (ACLU/Lambda Legal challenging North Carolina law House Bill 2)
- Court (federal): Middle District of North Carolina, Case Number: 1:16-cv-00236
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Thomas D. Schroeder
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Joi Elizabeth Peake
- APPEAL
  - Carcaño v. Cooper (Plaintiffs’ 4th Circuit appeal of narrow scope of preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number 16-1989
    - Motion to Dismiss Granted April 24, 2017
    - Case History
    - Docket

United States v. North Carolina (DOJ suing the State of NC and NC officials challenging provisions of HB2 that violate Title IX, Title VII, and the Violence Against Women Act)
- Voluntarily Dismissed April 14, 2017
- Court (federal): Middle District of North Carolina, Case Number: 1:16-cv-00425
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Thomas D. Schroeder
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Joi Elizabeth Peake

OHIO (6th Circuit)

Board of Education of the Highland Local School District v. U.S. Dept. of Education (Ohio school district challenging federal Title IX guidance)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Ohio, Case Number: 2:16-cv-00524
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Algenon L. Marbley
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson
- APPEALS
  - Board of Education of Highland School District v. Jane Doe (3rd Party Defendants’ appeal of preliminary injunction granted in favor of transgender student)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Number: 16-4117
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Board of Education of Highland School District v. U.S. Dept. of Education (Plaintiff Board of Education’s appeal of order denying their preliminary injunction as to federal Title IX guidelines)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Number: 16-4107
    - Appeal Dismissed April 7, 2017 per Parties’ Joint Dismissal Agreement
    - Case History
    - Docket

Meriwether v. Hartop (Professor suing an Ohio public college following a reprimand for refusing to refer to a transgender student using female pronouns)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Ohio, Case Number: 1:18-cv-00753
- Stipulated dismissal granted April 14, 2022 following settlement
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Susan J. Dlott
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz
- APPEAL
  - Meriwether v. Hartop (Plaintiff appealing district court order granting the university’s motion to dismiss)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case Number 20-3289
    - Docket

Ray v. Director, Ohio Dept of Health (Challenging Ohio’s refusal to correct transgender individuals’ gender marker on birth certificates)
- Court (federal): Southern District of Ohio, Case Number: 2:18-cv-00272
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Michael H. Watson
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Chelsey M. Vascura

OKLAHOMA (10th Circuit)

USA/Tudor v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Transgender professor’s employment discrimination suit)
- Court (federal): Western District of Oklahoma, Case Number: 5:15-cv-00324
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Robin J. Cauthron
- APPEALS
  - Tudor v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Tudor appeals denial of reinstatement and amount of damages and front pay award)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Case Number: 18-6102
    - Docket
  - Tudor v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Defendants appeal final judgment and Sept 18 order denying renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law or new trial)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Case Number: 18-6165
    - Docket

OREGON (9th Circuit)

Parents for Privacy v. Sessions (Challenge to an Oregon school district policy that allows transgender students to use restrooms, showers, and locker room facilities consistent with their gender identity) Previously
- Court (federal): District of Oregon, Case Number: 3:17-cv-01813
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Marco A. Hernandez
- APPEAL
  - Parents for Privacy v. Barr (Plaintiffs appealing order dismissing case and denying preliminary injunction) Previously Parents for Privacy v. Sessions
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case Number 18-35708
    - Case History
    - Docket

PENNSYLVANIA (3d Circuit)

Doe v. Boyertown Area School District (High school students suing school district because they must share locker room with transgender students)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case Number: 5:17-cv-01249
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Edward G. Smith
- APPEALS
  - Doe v. Boyertown Area School District (Plaintiffs appealing order denying preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Case Number: 17-3113
    - Docket
  - Doe v. Boyertown Area School District (Plaintiffs’ petition asking the Supreme Court to take its appeal)
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, No. 18-658
    - Cert Denied May 28, 2019
    - Docket

Evancho v. Pine-Richland School District (Lambda Legal’s suit against a Pennsylvania school district for implementing a new policy that discriminates against transgender students)
- Stipulated Dismissal August 8, 2017 following Consent Judgment August 4, 2017
- Court (federal): Western District of Pennsylvania, Case Number: 2:16-cv-01537
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Mark R. Hornak

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Catholic Social Services and individuals suing city over decision to suspend contract with CSS because agency won’t place children with same-sex couples)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case Number: 2:18-cv-0207
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Petrese B. Tucker
- APPEALS
  - Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Plaintiffs appealing order denying preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Case Number: 18-2574
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Plaintiffs’ Supreme Court application for injunction pending appeal)
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Case Number 18A118
    - Application denied August 30, 2018 (Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would grant)
    - Docket

TENNESSEE (6th Circuit)

Bongo Productions v. Carter (Challenging Tennessee law requiring businesses to post warning signs if the business allows transgender people to use the restroom matching their gender)
- Court (federal): Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville), Case Number: 3:21-cv-00490
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Aleta A. Trauger

TEXAS (5th Circuit)

State of Texas v. United States (Thirteen states challenging federal government’s guidelines on transgender students and employees)
- Voluntarily Dismissed March 3, 2017
- Court (federal): Northern District of Texas (Wichita Falls), Case Number: 7:16-cv-00054
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Reed C. O’Connor
- APPEAL
  - State of Texas v. United States (Defendants appealing preliminary injunction and order defining its scope)
    - Voluntarily Dismissed March 3, 2017
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Case Number: 16-11534
    - Case History
    - Docket

Bailey v. Mansfield Independent School District (Lesbian teacher suing Texas school district for job discrimination and retaliation)
- Court (federal): Northern District of Texas (Dallas), Case Number: 3:18-cv-01161
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Sam A. Lindsay
- APPEAL
  - Bailey v. Mansfield Independent School District (School Superintendent appeals order denying his motion to dismiss)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Case Number: 19-11313
    - Case History (under construction)
    - Docket

SOUTH CAROLINA (4th Circuit)

Maddonna v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (I) (Catholic woman challenging waivers granted to publicly-funded foster care agencies allowing discrimination based on religion)
- Court (federal): District of South Carolina, Case No.: 6:19-cv-00448
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Timothy M. Cain

Maddonna v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (II) (Catholic woman challenging waivers granted to publicly-funded foster care agencies allowing discrimination based on religion)
- Court (federal): District of South Carolina, Case No.: 6:19-cv-03551
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Joseph Dawson, III

Rogers v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (Married same-sex couple challenging waivers granted to publicly-funded foster care agencies allowing discrimination based on religion)
- Court (federal): District of South Carolina, Case No.: 6:19-cv-01567
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Joseph Dawson, III

VIRGINIA (4th Circuit)

Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (Right of transgender student Gavin Grimm to use the boys’ bathroom)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Virginia, Case Number: 4:15-cv-00054
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Robert J. Krask
- APPEALS
  - Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (School Board appealing final decision in student’s favor)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number: 19-1952
    - Docket
  - Gloucester County School Board v. Gavin Grimm (School Board asking permission to appeal the order denying its motion to dismiss)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number: 18-252
    - Docket
  - G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board (School Board’s appeal of order granting preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number: 16-1733
    - Docket
  - Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (Student’s appeal of district court decision denying preliminary injunction and dismissing Title IX claim)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Case Number: 15-2056
    - Docket
  - Gloucester County School Board v. G. G. (School Board’s Supreme Court appeal of 4th Circuit decision in favor of student)
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, No. 16-273
    - Summary disposition March 6, 2017
    - Case History
    - Docket

WISCONSIN (7th Circuit)

Boyden v. Conlin (UW-Madison employees sue state over denial of coverage for transition-related medical care)
- Court (federal): Western District of Wisconsin, Case Number: 3:17-cv-00264
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge William M. Conley
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker
- APPEALS
  - Boyden v. Conlin (State defendants appealing final judgment in favor of plaintiffs)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number: 18-3408
    - Case History (under construction)
    - Docket
  - Boyden v. Conlin (Plaintiffs cross-appeal orders and part of the judgment that dismissed some defendants and claims)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number: 18-3485
    - Case History (under construction)
    - Docket

Flack v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Challenging state regulation that prohibits Medicaid beneficiaries from obtaining medically necessary treatments for gender dysphoria)
- Court (federal): Western District of Wisconsin, Case Number: 3:18-cv-00309
- Case History (under construction)
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge William M. Conley
- Referred to: Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker
- APPEAL
  - Flack v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services (Defendants appealing preliminary injunction)
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number: 18-2861
    - Case History (under construction)
    - Docket

Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Bd of Ed (Transgender boy suing Wisconsin school district over discriminatory treatment)
- Court (federal): Eastern District of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Case Number: 2:16-cv-00943
- Case History
- Docket
- Assigned to: Judge Pamela Pepper
- APPEALS
  - Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Bd of Ed v. Whitaker (District’s petition for permission to appeal the order denying its motion to dismiss)
    - Petition denied November 14, 2016, but see No. 16-3522
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number: 16-8019
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Bd of Ed (Defendants appeal district court order granting preliminary injunction)
    - Opinion affirming district court order May 30, 2017; Mandate 06/21/2017
    - Court will not take jurisdiction over order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss
    - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case Number: 16-3522
    - Case History
    - Docket
  - Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Bd of Ed v. Whitaker (School district challenging ruling that Title IX guarantees a transgender student the right to use of restrooms consistent with his gender identity)
    - Petition dismissed per parties’ agreement (03/05/2018)
    - Court: UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, Case Number: 17-301
    - Case History
    - Docket

WYOMING

- Andrus v. Thayne, Wyoming (Same-sex couple seeking to open a local business challenging discriminatory treatment in city’s approval process)
  - Stipulated Dismissal November 13, 2018
  - Court (federal): District of Wyoming, Case Number: 2:18-cv-00005
  - Case History (under construction)
  - Docket
  - Assigned to: Judge Scott W Skavdahl
  - Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kelly H Rankin

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

Aloha Bed & Breakfast v. Cervelli (Hawai’i business owner with religious objection to renting to a lesbian couple, appealing a ruling that she is in violation of the state’s nondiscrimination laws), Case Number 18-451
- Cert Denied March 18, 2019
- Case History
- Docket

Altitude Express v. Zarda (Employer appealing 2nd Circuit en banc decision that Title VII protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation), Case Number 17-1623 (Consolidated with Bostock, No. 17-1618)
- Opinion June 15, 2020; 2nd Circuit Judgment AFFIRMED
- Case History
- Docket

Arlene’s Flowers v. Washington State (Florist who asserts religious objections to providing flowers for a same-sex couple’s wedding)
- Court: United States Supreme Court, Case Number 18-587
- CERT GRANTED; Judgment VACATED; Case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, June 25, 2018
- Case History
- Docket

Arlene’s Flowers v. Washington (Florist refusing to provide flowers for same-sex wedding based on religious objection, in violation of Washington’s nondiscrimination law), Case Number 19-333
- Cert Denied July 2, 2021; Petition for rehearing dismissed November 22, 2021 following settlement and joint stipulation to dismiss
- Petition for rehearing distributed for conference of November 19, 2021
- Docket

Barber v. Bryant (Appealing ruling that plaintiffs lack standing to challenge Mississippi HB 1523), Case Number 17-547
- Cert Denied January 8, 2018
- Case History

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (Employee appealing 11th Circuit ruling that Title VII does not protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation), Case Number 17-1618 (Consolidated with Altitude Express, No. 17-1623)
- Opinion June 15, 2020; 11th Circuit Judgment REVERSED
- Case History
- Docket

Box v. Henderson (Indiana appealing ruling requiring both mothers in a same-sex marriage to be listed on their children’s birth certificates), Case Number 19-1385
- Cert denied December 14, 2020
- Docket

Calgaro v. St. Louis County, Minnesota (Mother suing her daughter, her daughter’s health care providers and others who assisted with her daughter’s gender transition), Case Number 19-127
- Cert Denied October 7, 2019
- Docket

Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant (Appealing ruling that plaintiffs lack standing to challenge Mississippi HB 1523), Case Number 17-642
- Cert Denied January 8, 2018
- Docket

Davis v. Ermold (Former Kentucky clerk seeking review of a lower court decision that she can be sued in her individual capacity for refusing to issue marriage licenses to two same-sex couples), Case Number 19-926
- Cert Denied October 5, 2020. Statement by Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Alito.
- Docket

Department of Homeland Security v. Casa de Maryland (DACA case from 4th Circuit), Case Number 18-1469
- Cert Denied June 29, 2020
- Docket

Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (Federal defendants appealing an order that bars the government from ending the DACA program and asking the Supreme Court to hear the case this term), Case Number 17-1003
- Cert before judgment denied February 26, 2018
- Case History
- Docket

Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (Federal defendants in DACA case appealing a district court’s order blocking the government from rescinding the program), Case Number 18-587; Consolidated with Nos. 18-588 and 18-589
- Opinion June 18, 2020; DHS’s decision to rescind DACA was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act and is vacated.
- Docket

Dignity Health v. Minton (Catholic-affiliated health care provider appealing decision that its First Amendment defenses don’t automatically bar a suit by transgender man denied gender-affirming surgery), Case Number 19-1135
- Cert Denied November 1, 2021 (Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would grant cert)
- Docket

Doe v. Boyertown Area School District (ADF’s challenge to trans-inclusive policies in Pennsylvania school district), Case Number 18-658
- Cert Denied May 28, 2019
- Docket

Doe v. Holcomb (Transgender man, lawful permanent resident, appeals adverse 7th Circuit ruling in his challenge of Indiana law that bars name change for non-citizens), Case Number 17-1637
- Cert Denied October 1, 2018
- Docket

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue (Whether a state must include religious schools in its taxpayer-funded voucher system), Case Number 18-1195
- Opinion June 30, 2020: REVERSED and REMANDED
- Docket

Frank G. v. Renee P.-F. (Biological father of twins challenging a New York state ruling that granted custody to his former same-sex partner), Case Number 18-1431
- Cert Denied October 7, 2019
- Docket

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Challenge to city’s decision to suspend contract with Catholic Social Services because agency won’t place children with same-sex couples), Case Number 19-123
- Opinion June 17, 2021; 3rd Circuit Judgment REVERSED and REMANDED
- Docket

Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital (Plaintiffs’ petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court), Case Number No. 17-370
- Cert Denied December 11, 2017
- Case History
- Docket

Glen St. Andrew Living Community v. Wetzel (Senior housing facility appealing ruling that it is liable for discrimination based on actions of third-party tenants toward a lesbian resident), Case Number 18-626
- Stipulated dismissal February 19, 2019
- Docket

Gloucester County School Board v. G. G. (School Board’s Supreme Court appeal of 4th Circuit decision in favor of student), Case Number: 16-273
- Summary disposition March 6, 2017; VACATED and REMANDED in light of guidance issued February 22, 2017
- Case History
- Docket

Gloucester County School Board v. Gavin Grimm (School district appealing decision that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom consistent with their gender identity), Case Number 20-1163
- Cert Denied June 28, 2021
- Docket

Hollingworth v. Perry (Proponents of California’s Proposition 8 appealing an order that would unseal video of the 2010 trial), Case Number 21-1304
- Cert denied October 11, 2022
- Docket

Idaho Dept. of Correction v. Edmo (Idaho appealing ruling in favor of transgender prisoner suing for transition-related medical care, including gender confirmation surgery), Case Number 19-1280
- Cert denied October 13, 2020. Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas dissent from the denial of certiorari (would hold that the case is moot and direct that the decision below be vacated).
- Docket

Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Bd of Ed v. Whitaker (School district challenging ruling that Title IX guarantees a transgender student the right to use of restrooms consistent with his gender identity), Case Number 17-301
- Petition dismissed per parties’ agreement (03/05/2018)
- Case History
- Docket

Keohane v. Inch (Florida prisoner who sought medically necessary care for gender dysphoria, seeks to vacate adverse 11th Circuit decision where the Dept. of Corrections unilaterally rendered the case moot), Case Number 20-1553
- Cert Denied October 4, 2021
- Docket

Kincaid v. Williams (Virginia prison employees, in a case brought by a formerly incarcerated transgender woman, appeal a ruling that gender dysphoria is a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act), Case Number 22-633
- Cert Denied June 30, 2023
- Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas dissents from denial
- Docket

King v. Murphy (Liberty Counsel appealing the 3rd Circuit’s refusal to reconsider the decision upholding New Jersey’s conversion therapy ban) Case Number 18-1073
- Cert Denied April 15, 2019
- Docket

Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (Oregon bakers appealing ruling that they violated state nondiscrimination law when they refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple), Case Number 18-547
- Granted; Judgment VACATED; Case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, June 17, 2019
- Docket

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Colorado baker appealing decision that he violated Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act when he refused to bake a wedding cake), Case Number 16-111
- Opinion June 4, 2018
- Case History
- Docket

McAleenan v. Vidal (DACA case from 2d Circuit), Case Number 18-589; Consolidated with Nos. 18-587 and 18-588
- Opinion June 18, 2020; DHS’s decision to rescind DACA was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act and is vacated.
- Docket

North Carolina State Health Plan v. Kadel (State health plan appeals ruling that it lacks sovereign immunity in challenge to blanket exclusion for treatment of gender dysphoria), Case Number 21-674
- Cert Denied January 18, 2022
- Docket

Our Lady of Guadalupe School, v. Morrissey-Berru (One of two consolidated cases testing the scope of the ministerial exception to employment nondiscrimination law as it applies to teachers at religious schools), Case Number 19-267 (consolidated with St. James School v. Biel, No. 19-348)
- Opinion July 8, 2020; REVERSED and REMANDED
- Docket

Patterson v. Walgreen Co. (Seeks review of legal standards for “undue hardship” and “reasonable accommodation” in context of employer accommodations for an employee’s religious practices), Case Number 18-349
- Cert Denied February 24, 2020; Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch join, concurring in denial.
- Docket

Paven v. Smith (Lawyers in Arkansas marriage case appealing the Arkansas Supreme Court’s summary denial of their fees as the prevailing party), Case Number 17-1393
- Cert Denied October 1, 2018
- Case History
- Docket

Parents for Privacy v. Barr (Challenge to an Oregon school district policy that allows transgender students to use restrooms, showers, and locker room facilities consistent with their gender identity), Case Number 20-62
- Cert denied December 7, 2020.
- Docket

Pickup v. Newsom (Liberty Counsel appealing 9th Circuit’s refusal to reconsider decision upholding Calfornia’s conversion therapy ban), Case Number 18-1244
- Cert Denied May 20, 2019
- Case History
- Docket

R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC (Employer appealing 6th Circuit decision that Title VII protects transgender employees from employment discrimination), Case Number 18-107
- Opinion June 15, 2020; 6th Circuit Judgment AFFIRMED
- Case History
- Docket

Rhines v. Young (In a case where juror statements indicate anti-gay bias affected the decision to sentence a man to death rather than life in prison, Charles Rhines asks to review lower courts’ denials of permission to appeal), Case Number 18-8029
- Cert Denied April 15, 2019
- Case History
- Docket

Rhines v. Young (Charles Rhines’s petition on a legal question regarding the difference between ‘new facts’ and ‘new claims’ as it relates to his ability to appeal.), Case Number 18-8030
- Cert Denied April 15, 2019
- Case History
- Docket

St. James School v. Biel (One of two consolidated cases testing the scope of the ministerial exception to employment nondiscrimination law as it applies to teachers at religious schools), Case Number 19-348 (consolidated with Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, No. 19-267)
- Opinion July 8, 2020; REVERSED and REMANDED
- Docket

Texas v. California (Texas challenging California’s prohibition on state-sponsored travel to states with laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), Case Number 22O153,
- Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint denied April 26, 2021. Dissent by Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas.
- Docket

Trump v. NAACP (DACA case from D.C. Circuit), Case Number 18-588; Consolidated with Nos. 18-587 and 18-589
- Opinion June 18, 2020; DHS’s decision to rescind DACA was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act and is vacated.
- Docket

Turner v. Pidgeon (City of Houston appeals Texas Supreme Court holding that Obergefell didn’t settle question whether married same-sex couples must receive same spousal benefits as different-sex couples), Case Number 17-424
- Cert Denied December 4, 2017
- Case History
- Docket

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