Litigation
Court cases in the project's archive about laws and policies that affect transgender and other LGBTQ+ people. Each case page links its dockets, its court documents, its opinions and any oral arguments, with the originals on CourtListener. Charts show the cases by issue, year, court and place.
Also: a finding aid to experts who testified for the side defending the laws.
270 of 664 cases match.
| Case | Court | Level | Cir. | Year | Issue / type | Outcome | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional RegulationNo. 23-12160 | 11th Cir. | Circuit | 11th Cir. | 2026 | Drag & expressionalso Speech & religious objections | Favorable | 37 |
| Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana v. Knudsen | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2026 | Drag & expressionalso Speech & religious objections | Favorable | 113 |
| In re: 2025 UPMC Subpoena | 3rd Cir. | Circuit | 3rd Cir. | 2026 | Gender-affirming carealso Federal executive actions, Privacy & medical records | 36 | |
| In Re: Administrative Subpoena No. 25-1431-019 | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2026 | Gender-affirming carealso Federal executive actions, Privacy & medical records | 66 | |
| In re: James EsseksNo. 24-11618 | 11th Cir. | Circuit | 11th Cir. | 2024 | Gender-affirming care | 5 | |
| In Re: Motion to Quash Admin. Subpoena to RI Hosp. | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2026 | Gender-affirming carealso Family & parental rights, Federal executive actions, Privacy & medical records | 35 | |
| In re: World Professional Association for Transgender HeaNo. 23-11753 | 11th Cir. | Circuit | 11th Cir. | 2023 | Gender-affirming care | 64 | |
| International Partners For Ethical Care Inc, et al. v. Ferguson, et al.No. 24-3661 | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2025 | Family & parental rightsalso Gender-affirming care, Housing & shelters | Favorable | 6 |
| Jameka K. Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital | 11th Cir. | Circuit | 11th Cir. | 2019 | Employment | Mixed | 17 |
| Jamie Gray v. Lisa FarmerNo. 26-5262 | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2026 | Prisons & detention | 1 | |
| Janay Garrick v. Moody Bible Institute | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2024 | Employmentalso Speech & religious objections | 53 | |
| Jane Anne Leyland v. Verne Orr, Secretary of the Air Force, James F. Egbert, Commander, United States Air Reserve Personnel Center, and James E. Christman, Surgeon, United States Air Reserve Personnel Center | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 1987 | Military | Adverse | 2 |
| Jane Doe 1 v. William Thornbury, Jr. | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2023 | Gender-affirming care | Adverse | 29 |
| Jane Doe 2 v. Patrick Shanahan | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | D.C. Cir. | 2019 | Militaryalso Federal executive actions | Adverse | 1 |
| Jane Doe v. Mukwonago Area School District | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2025 | Schools & educationalso Bathrooms & facilities | Favorable | 17 |
| Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | D.C. Cir. | 2026 | Prisons & detentionalso Gender-affirming care, Federal executive actions | Mostly adverse | 336 |
| Janiah Monroe v. Steven Bowman | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2026 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 13 |
| January Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County FloridaNo. 23-10385 | 11th Cir. | Circuit | 11th Cir. | 2023 | Schools & educationalso Family & parental rights | 141 | |
| John and Jane Parents 1 v. Montgomery County Board of EducationNo. 22-2034 | 4th Cir. | Circuit | 4th Cir. | 2022 | Schools & educationalso Family & parental rights | Favorable | 21 |
| John Andrew Cuoco v. Kenneth Moritsugu | 2nd Cir. | Circuit | 2nd Cir. | 2000 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 1 |
| John Balsewicz v. Jonathan Pawlyk | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2021 | Prisons & detention | Favorable | 9 |
| John Doe v. Catholic Relief ServicesNo. 25-1569 | 4th Cir. | Circuit | 4th Cir. | 2025 | Employmentalso Speech & religious objections | 45 | |
| John Doe v. Jami Snyder | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2022 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits | Mostly adverse | 4 |
| John Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School CorporationNo. 24-1942 | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2024 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment | Mostly adverse | 34 |
| John Smith v. Jessie K. Rasmussen, in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services | 8th Cir. | Circuit | 8th Cir. | 2001 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits | Adverse | 3 |
| Johnson v. Fresh Mark, Inc. | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2004 | Employmentalso Bathrooms & facilities | Adverse | 3 |
| Johnson v. Sanders | 10th Cir. | Circuit | 10th Cir. | 2024 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 6 |
| Jones v. Trump | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | D.C. Cir. | 2026 | Prisons & detentionalso Gender-affirming care, Federal executive actions | Favorable | 53 |
| Josephine Brown v. Aristedes Zavaras, Robert Furlong | 10th Cir. | Circuit | 10th Cir. | 1995 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Mixed | 1 |
| K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2024 | Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights | Adverse | 120 |
| Karen Frances ULANE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 1984 | Employment | Adverse | 2 |
| Kastl v. Maricopa County Community College District | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2009 | Employmentalso Schools & education, Bathrooms & facilities | Adverse | 2 |
| Kayla Gore v. William LeeNo. 23-5669 | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2023 | Identity documents | Adverse | 76 |
| Kesha Williams v. Stacey Kincaid | 4th Cir. | Circuit | 4th Cir. | 2022 | Prisons & detentionalso Gender-affirming care | Favorable | 11 |
| Kimberly Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools | 4th Cir. | Circuit | 4th Cir. | 2026 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment | Favorable | 10 |
| Kingdom v. Trump | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | D.C. Cir. | 2026 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention, Federal executive actions | Favorable | 302 |
| Kosilek v. Spencer | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2015 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 12 |
| L. M. v. Town of Middleborough, MassachusettsNo. 23-1535 | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2023 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education | Favorable | 25 |
| L. W. v. Jonathan SkrmettiNo. 23-5600 | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2023 | Gender-affirming care | Adverse | 90 |
| L.B. v. Premera Blue Cross | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2026 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits | 43 | |
| Lamb v. Norwood | 10th Cir. | Circuit | 10th Cir. | 2018 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 2 |
| Lavarita D. Meriwether v. Gordon H. Faulkner | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 1987 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Favorable | 1 |
| Lavigne v. Great Salt Bay Community School BoardNo. 24-1509 | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2025 | Family & parental rightsalso Schools & education | Favorable | 5 |
| Lee v. Poudre School District R-1 | 10th Cir. | Circuit | 10th Cir. | 2025 | Family & parental rightsalso Schools & education | Favorable | 9 |
| Lexis Hernandez Avilez v. Merrick Garland | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2023 | Immigration & asylum | Adverse | 1 |
| Lindsay Hecox v. Bradley LittleNo. 1:20-cv-00184 | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2020 | Athleticsalso Schools & education | Favorable | 181 |
| Lonnie Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School | 4th Cir. | Circuit | 4th Cir. | 2024 | Employmentalso Speech & religious objections | 1 | |
| Lucas Rosa v. Park West Bank & Trust Co. | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2000 | Public accommodations | Favorable | 1 |
| Luis Reyes-Reyes v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2004 | Immigration & asylum | Mostly favorable | 1 |
| M.K. v. Pearl River Cty Sch Dist | 5th Cir. | Circuit | 5th Cir. | 2025 | Schools & education | Procedural no direction | 2 |
Each case has one main issue and may raise others (shown as “also”); the Issue filter finds a case by either. Choose a column heading to sort by it, and again to reverse the order. A blank cell means the archive has no entry for that case yet.
The outcome is this project's own coding of how a case turned out, made from the court's record; it is not the court's finding. How it is coded, and how to ask for a correction, is on the About page.
Litigation
Court cases about transgender and other LGBTQ+ people · federal & state courts
Cases tracked
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Cases by issue
Every tracked case once, under its main issue, split by the coded direction of its final ruling (the same reading as "Reached a final ruling" below): favorable or adverse to the LGBTQ-rights claim, or mixed. The empty part of each bar is cases with no coded ruling at the trial, circuit or Supreme Court stage yet, which is most of them; it is not a claim that they have no outcome. Choose a bar to list its cases.
Reached a final ruling
The coded direction at the HIGHEST stage a case reached — trial-level, circuit-court or Supreme Court only. A preliminary-injunction ruling never counts as final, and a "procedural, no direction" or "unclear" coding is excluded rather than shown as an outcome.
Case duration
Filed to terminated, from real CourtListener docket dates, among cases where EVERY tracked docket has terminated (an open appellate docket alongside a closed district one is pending, not resolved). No stage-by-stage date exists in this corpus, so only this one span is shown; dates cover only the tracked-docket tier — see the coverage note below the numbers.
Cases by circuit
A real geographic map, states shaded by their circuit's case count relative to the busiest circuit (linear). The Federal Circuit has no state territory of its own (its jurisdiction is subject matter, not geography) and so never paints here, but still appears in the list and the table. Select a circuit below for its final-ruling mix.