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.
| Case | Court | Level | Cir. | Year | Issue / type | Outcome | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Fitzgerald v. Roncalli High School, Inc. | 7th Cir. | Circuit | 7th Cir. | 2023 | Employmentalso Speech & religious objections | 1 | |
| Michelle-Lael Norsworthy v. Jeffrey Beard | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2015 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Mixed | 6 |
| Mid Vermont Christian School v. Bouchey | 2nd Cir. | Circuit | 2nd Cir. | 2024 | Athleticsalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections | 16 | |
| Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders | 2nd Cir. | Circuit | 2nd Cir. | 2025 | Athleticsalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections | Adverse | 16 |
| Miles v. New York University | S.D.N.Y. | District | 2nd Cir. | 1997 | Schools & education | Favorable | 1 |
| Miller v. Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota | D. Minn. | District | 8th Cir. | 2019 | Employment | 67 | |
| Mirabelli v. Bonta | U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court | 2026 | Family & parental rightsalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections | Adverse | 2 | |
| Mirabelli v. Olson | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2026 | Family & parental rightsalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections | Adverse | 210 |
| Miranda Stovall v. Jefferson Co, KY Bd of Ed | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2025 | Schools & education | 1 | |
| Misanin v. Wilson | 2025 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits | 27 | ||||
| Mittereder v. MullinNo. 1:25-cv-01991 | E.D. Va. | District | 4th Cir. | 2025 | 3 | ||
| Moe v. TrumpNo. 1:25-cv-10195 | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2025 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention, Federal executive actions | 81 | |
| Moe v. YostNo. 2025-0472 · Active · Ohio | Supreme Court of Ohio | State | 2024 | Gender-affirming carealso Athletics | 34 | ||
| Moms for Liberty - Yolo County v. Yolo County | E.D. Cal. | District | 9th Cir. | 2023 | Speech & religious objections | 2 | |
| Moms for Liberty v. School District of the Chathams Board of EducationNo. 2:26-cv-10863 | D.N.J. | District | 3rd Cir. | 2026 | Schools & educationalso Family & parental rights | 2 | |
| Moore v. Three Rivers Regional Library SystemNo. 5:26-cv-01141 | S.D. Ga. | District | 11th Cir. | 2026 | 6 | ||
| Morris v. Fletcher | W.D. Va. | District | 4th Cir. | 2018 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 12 |
| Morrison v. City of PhiladelphiaNo. 2:26-cv-08114 | E.D. Pa. | District | 3rd Cir. | 2026 | 1 | ||
| Murphy v. TwitterNo. A158214 · Closed · California | California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District | State | 2020 | Speech & religious objections | 2 | ||
| Musgrove v. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia | M.D. Ga. | District | 11th Cir. | 2018 | Gender-affirming carealso Employment, Health coverage & benefits | 2 | |
| Nancy Arabillas Morales v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2007 | Immigration & asylum | Mostly favorable | 4 |
| Naples Pride v. City of NaplesNo. 25-11756 | 11th Cir. | Circuit | 11th Cir. | 2025 | Drag & expressionalso Speech & religious objections | 3 | |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness v. TurnerNo. 1:25-cv-00447 | D.R.I. | District | 1st Cir. | 2025 | 37 | ||
| National Council of Nonprofits v. McMahonNo. 1:25-cv-13242 | D. Mass. | District | 1st Cir. | 2025 | 153 | ||
| National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association v. Kennedy, Jr.No. 1:26-cv-01684 | M.D. Pa. | District | 3rd Cir. | 2026 | 30 | ||
| National Parks Conservation Association v. Department of the InteriorNo. 1:26-cv-10877 | D. Mass. | District | 1st Cir. | 2026 | 57 | ||
| National Urban League v. Trump | D.D.C. | District | D.C. Cir. | 2025 | Federal executive actionsalso Speech & religious objections | Adverse | 3 |
| Navarrete v. Whole Foods | D.D.C. | District | D.C. Cir. | 2025 | Employment | Adverse | 4 |
| Neese v. BecerraNo. 23-10078 | 5th Cir. | Circuit | 5th Cir. | 2023 | Health coverage & benefitsalso Gender-affirming care, Federal executive actions | Favorable | 50 |
| New Hope Family Services, Inc. v. Poole | N.D.N.Y. | District | 2nd Cir. | 2018 | Family & parental rightsalso Speech & religious objections | 2 | |
| New Richmond Parents for Strong Schools, UA v. School District of New Richmond Board of EducationNo. 3:26-cv-00316 | W.D. Wis. | District | 7th Cir. | 2026 | Bathrooms & facilitiesalso Schools & education | 26 | |
| Nicholas Meriwether v. Francesca Hartop | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2020 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment | Adverse | 17 |
| Nicolas Talbott v. United States | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | D.C. Cir. | 2025 | Militaryalso Federal executive actions | Adverse | 90 |
| Nicole Wittmer v. Phillips 66 Company | 5th Cir. | Circuit | 5th Cir. | 2019 | Employment | Adverse | 3 |
| North Dakota, State of v. Burwell | D.N.D. | District | 8th Cir. | 2021 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits, Speech & religious objections | Adverse | 86 |
| O'Neill v. RuddNo. 1:25-cv-04228 | D. Md. | District | 4th Cir. | 2025 | 27 | ||
| Oakleaf v. Martinez | D.N.M. | District | 10th Cir. | 2018 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 1 |
| Olivarez v. T-Mobile USA | 5th Cir. | Circuit | 5th Cir. | 2021 | Employment | Adverse | 1 |
| Oliver v. The BarbershopClosed · California | Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County | State | 2016 | Public accommodations | 3 | ||
| Olympus Spa v. Armstrong | 9th Cir. | Circuit | 9th Cir. | 2025 | Public accommodationsalso Bathrooms & facilities, Speech & religious objections | Favorable | 15 |
| Ophelia De'Lonta v. Gene Johnson | 4th Cir. | Circuit | 4th Cir. | 2013 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Favorable | 3 |
| Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration | D. Or. | District | 9th Cir. | 2016 | Privacy & medical records | Favorable | 70 |
| Orr v. TrumpNo. 1:25-cv-10313 | 1st Cir. | Circuit | 1st Cir. | 2025 | Identity documentsalso Federal executive actions | 345 | |
| Our Watch With Tim Thompson v. Bonta | E.D. Cal. | District | 9th Cir. | 2023 | Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights | Favorable | 13 |
| OutFront Minnesota v. Johnson PiperClosed · Minnesota | Minnesota District Court, Ramsey County | State | 2015 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits | 3 | ||
| Palacios v. Medstar Health, Inc. | D.C. Cir. | Circuit | D.C. Cir. | 2018 | Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits | Mixed | 3 |
| Parents Defending Educ. v. Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. | 6th Cir. | Circuit | 6th Cir. | 2024 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education | Favorable | 88 |
| Parents Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School DistrictNo. 24-1900 | 2nd Cir. | Circuit | 2nd Cir. | 2024 | Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections | 2 | |
| Parents Defending Education v. LinnMar Community School Dist. | 8th Cir. | Circuit | 8th Cir. | 2023 | Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights | Adverse | 9 |
| Parents for Privacy v. Dall. Sch. Dist. No. 2 | D. Or. | District | 9th Cir. | 2018 | Schools & educationalso Bathrooms & facilities, Family & parental rights, Federal executive actions | Favorable | 1 |
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
| Case | Court | Level | Cir. | Year | Issue / type | Outcome | Docs |
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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.