
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2
What's at Stake
On February 20, 2018, the ACLU and the ACLU of Oregon moved to intervene on behalf of Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) in a case about transgender students’ rights. BRO seeks to defend the Dallas School District’s practice of permitting a transgender boy to use the same restrooms and locker rooms as other boys. BRO has spent over 20 years advocating for legal protections for the LGBTQ community in Oregon, and has supported transgender students and families in Dallas and beyond.
Summary
In the law suit, plaintiffs claim that a policy allowing transgender students to access facilities consistent with both their gender identity and their safety needs violates the rights of cisgender parents and students.
Claims similar to the ones being brought by the plaintiffs in this case have been rejected by other courts around the country. These claims attempt to erase the loss of dignity and other harm transgender students endure when they are forced out of the same facilities their classmates use every day. Dallas School District’s practice violates no one’s rights. But what the plaintiffs urge the court to do would unlawfully discriminate against transgender students.
Update: On July 24, 2018, the District Court issued an opinion granting the school district’s and BRO’s motion to dismiss the case, finding the school’s practice of allowing a transgender student to use the same restrooms as other students consistent with his gender identity does not violate the rights of cisgender students or parents. The Court found that prohibiting transgender students from using the same facilities as other students would amount to illegal discrimination. On February 12, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision.
Legal Documents
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10/23/2020
Brief in Opposition of Respondent Dallas School District -
10/23/2020
Memorandum for the Federal Respondents -
10/23/2020
Brief in Opposition of Respondent-Intervenors -
07/10/2020
Petition for Writ of Certiorari
Date Filed: 10/23/2020
Court: Supreme Court (U.S.)
Date Filed: 10/23/2020
Court: Supreme Court (U.S.)
Date Filed: 10/23/2020
Court: Supreme Court (U.S.)
Date Filed: 07/10/2020
Court: Supreme Court (U.S.)
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02/12/2020
Opinion -
03/25/2019
Appellant's Reply Brief -
03/11/2019
Amicus Briefs in Support of Defendants-Appellees -
- School Administrators
- State of Oregon
- National Education Association
- PFLAG
- Anti-Defamation League
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- GLSEN
- Transgender Students and Allies
- National Women's Law Center
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsSchool AdministratorsDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/12/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsState of OregonDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsNational Education AssociationDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsPFLAGDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsAnti-Defamation LeagueDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsAmerican Academy of PediatricsDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsGLSENDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsTransgender Students and AlliesDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsNational Women's Law CenterDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/11/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
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03/04/2019
Federal Defendants, Answering Brief -
03/04/2019
Dallas School District, Answering Brief -
03/04/2019
Basic Rights Oregon, Answering Brief -
11/29/2018
Appellant's Brief
Date Filed: 02/12/2020
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Date Filed: 03/25/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Date Filed: 03/04/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Date Filed: 03/04/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Date Filed: 03/04/2019
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
Date Filed: 11/29/2018
Court: Appeals Court (9th Cir.)
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07/24/2018
Order Granting Motions to Dismiss -
02/20/2018
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss -
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03/06/2018
Response in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss -
04/19/2018
Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsResponse in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to DismissDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/06/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsReply in Support of Motion to DismissDownload DocumentDate Filed: 04/19/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
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03/06/2018
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02/20/2018
Basic Rights Oregon's Motion to Dismiss -
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03/06/2018
Response in Opposition to Intervenor's Motion to Dismiss -
03/20/2018
Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsResponse in Opposition to Intervenor's Motion to DismissDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/06/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsReply in Support of Motion to DismissDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
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03/06/2018
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02/20/2018
Motion to Intervene -
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02/20/2018
Declaration of Christine Staub -
02/20/2018
Declaration of Colleen Yeager -
02/20/2018
Declaration of Amy Herzfeld-Copple -
03/06/2018
Response in Opposition to Motion to Intervene -
03/20/2018
Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsDeclaration of Christine StaubDownload DocumentDate Filed: 02/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsDeclaration of Colleen YeagerDownload DocumentDate Filed: 02/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsDeclaration of Amy Herzfeld-CoppleDownload DocumentDate Filed: 02/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsResponse in Opposition to Motion to InterveneDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/06/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Parents for Privacy v. Dallas School District No. 2Legal DocumentsReply in Support of Motion to InterveneDownload DocumentDate Filed: 03/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
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02/20/2018
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11/13/2017
Complaint
Date Filed: 07/24/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Date Filed: 02/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Date Filed: 02/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Date Filed: 02/20/2018
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Date Filed: 11/13/2017
Court: District Court (D. Or.)
Press Releases
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