Dec 27, 2023
Families Block Idaho Law Banning Health Care for Transgender Youth
BOISE – In a victory for families of transgender youth and their medical providers, a federal judge has preliminarily blocked enforcement of HB 71, an Idaho law banning gender-af...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Labrador
Dec 15, 2023
Appeals Court Declines To Rule Against Connecticut’s Inclusive Policy for Transgender Athletes
NEW YORK CITY – In a Title IX case brought by cisgender plaintiffs challenging Connecticut’s inclusive student athletic policy, the Second Circuit sent the case back to the...
Dec 14, 2023
Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Case Seeking to Allow Misgendering of Transgender Students
RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling today reinstating a case brought by a public school teacher seeking the right to mistreat transgender students by re...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Dec 12, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment
Complaint alleges that WMATA unlawfully rejected controversial ads
Dec 04, 2023
Lawyers' Committee and American Civil Liberties Union Defend Free Speech in Schools in Case Challenging HB1775
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Nov 16, 2023
Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation
University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal
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