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.

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149 of 664 cases match.

Cases
CaseCourtLevelCir.YearIssue / typeOutcomeDocuments
303 Creative LLC v. ElenisNo. 19-1413U.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Supreme Court2021Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodationsAdverse81
Alabama, State of v. CardonaNo. 7:24-cv-0053311th Cir.Circuit11th Cir.2024Schools & educationalso Bathrooms & facilities, Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions98
Alan L. v. Lexington Public SchoolsNo. 1:25-cv-13047D. Mass.District1st Cir.2025Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights34
Allan Josephson v. Toni Ganzel6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2019Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, EmploymentAdverse6
American Academy of Pediatrics v. Federal Trade CommissionD.D.C.DistrictD.C. Cir.2026Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions44
American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier7th Cir.Circuit7th Cir.2026Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objectionsFavorable34
American Academy of Pediatrics v. U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesD.D.C.DistrictD.C. Cir.2026Federal executive actionsalso Gender-affirming care, Speech & religious objectionsMostly favorable23
American Association of University Professors v. AlbrittonNo. 4:26-cv-06268S.D. Tex.District5th Cir.2026Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections20
American College of Pediatricians v. BecerraNo. 1:21-cv-001956th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2021Health coverage & benefitsalso Gender-affirming care, Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions44
Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis11th Cir.Circuit11th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, Policing & criminal lawProcedural no direction47
Anita Green v. Miss United States of America9th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2023Public accommodationsalso Speech & religious objectionsAdverse3
Barr v. TuckerS.D. Ga.District11th Cir.2022Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment2
Bates v. Pakseresht, et al.No. 23-41699th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2023Speech & religious objectionsalso Family & parental rightsAdverse28
Bethel Ministries, Inc. v. SalmonD. Md.District4th Cir.2019Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education2
Bongo Productions, LLC v. LawrenceM.D. Tenn.District6th Cir.2022Public accommodationsalso Bathrooms & facilities, Speech & religious objectionsFavorable63
Braidwood Management v. EEOCNo. 22-101455th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2022Speech & religious objectionsalso EmploymentMostly adverse16
Brian Tingley v. Robert Ferguson9th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2022Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objections18
Brown v. Alaska Airlines IncNo. 2:22-cv-006689th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2022Employmentalso Speech & religious objections31
Camp Id-Ra-Ha-Je Association v. RoyD. Colo.District10th Cir.2025Speech & religious objectionsalso Bathrooms & facilities2
Carla Cruzan v. Special School Dist.8th Cir.Circuit8th Cir.2019Employmentalso Bathrooms & facilities, Speech & religious objectionsFavorable10
Catholic Benefits Association, The v. BurrowsD.N.D.District8th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Bathrooms & facilities, Employment2
Catholic Charities of Jackson v. Gretchen Whitmer6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2025Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objectionsAdverse14
Chelsey Nelson Photography LLC v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro GovernmentNo. 22-58846th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2022Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations8
Chelsey Nelson Photography LLC v. LouisvilleJefferson County Metro Government (kW.D. Mich.District6th Cir.Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations2
Chiles v. SalazarNo. 23-100210th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2024Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objectionsFavorable26
Chris Herring Photography LLC v. HerringE.D. Va.District4th Cir.2020Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations3
Christian Counselors Freedom Alliance v. EllisonNo. 0:26-cv-03780D. Minn.District8th Cir.2026Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objections3
Christian Employers Alliance v. EEOCD.N.D.District8th Cir.2022Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, Employment, Health coverage & benefits10
Christian Employers Alliance v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionD.N.D.District8th Cir.2026Speech & religious objectionsalso Bathrooms & facilities, Employment11
Christian Healthcare Centers, Inc. v. NesselNo. 1:22-cv-00787W.D. Mich.District6th Cir.2022Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, Public accommodations52
Christopher Doyle v. Lawrence Hogan, Jr.4th Cir.Circuit4th Cir.2021Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objectionsFavorable1
City & County of San Francisco v. Alex Azar, IINo. 20-153989th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2020Health coverage & benefitsalso Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions9
Committee of Five, Inc. v. SullivanNo. 1:25-cv-0166810th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2025Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations28
Conforti v. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System2021Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits, Speech & religious objections, Public accommodations15
Covenant Weddings LLC v. Cuyahoga County, OhioN.D. OhioDistrict6th Cir.2020Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations2
Crouch v. BowserD.D.C.DistrictD.C. Cir.2026Speech & religious objectionsalso Policing & criminal lawFavorable2
Darren Patterson Christian Academy v. Roy10th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2023Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education12
David Ermold v. Kim DavisNo. 24-55246th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Family & parental rights15
Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School DistNo. 23-36306th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2023Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections15
Defending Education v. SullivanNo. 1:25-cv-0157210th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2025Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations43
DeGross v. HunterW.D. Wash.District9th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Family & parental rights2
Denton v. ThrasherN.D. Fla.District11th Cir.2020Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education2
Doe v. BedellNo. 1:26-cv-02690D. Md.District4th Cir.2026Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights42
Doe v. Fairfax County School BoardNo. 1:25-cv-01662E.D. Va.District4th Cir.2025Bathrooms & facilitiesalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections3
Doxa Enterprises v. SullivanNo. 26-110410th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2026Public accommodationsalso Speech & religious objections2
Dr. James Dobson Family Institute v. BecerraN.D. Tex.District5th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, Health coverage & benefits, Federal executive actions2
Dylan Brandt v. Leslie Rutledge8th Cir.Circuit8th Cir.2022Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rightsFavorable5
Dylan Brandt v. Tim GriffinNo. 23-26818th Cir.Circuit8th Cir.2023Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rightsAdverse51
E.K. v. Department of Defense Education ActivityNo. 25-24974th Cir.Circuit4th Cir.2026Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions125
Eagle Forum of Alabama v. Tuscaloosa Public Library Board of Trustees (ND Ala 20DistrictSpeech & religious objections2

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