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
Naples Pride v. City of NaplesNo. 25-1175611th Cir.Circuit11th Cir.2025Drag & expressionalso Speech & religious objections3
National Urban League v. TrumpD.D.C.DistrictD.C. Cir.2025Federal executive actionsalso Speech & religious objectionsAdverse3
New Hope Family Services, Inc. v. PooleN.D.N.Y.District2nd Cir.2018Family & parental rightsalso Speech & religious objections2
Nicholas Meriwether v. Francesca Hartop6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2020Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, EmploymentAdverse17
North Dakota, State of v. BurwellD.N.D.District8th Cir.2021Gender-affirming carealso Health coverage & benefits, Speech & religious objectionsAdverse86
Olympus Spa v. Armstrong9th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2025Public accommodationsalso Bathrooms & facilities, Speech & religious objectionsFavorable15
Our Watch With Tim Thompson v. BontaE.D. Cal.District9th Cir.2023Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rightsFavorable13
Parents Defending Educ. v. Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ.6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & educationFavorable88
Parents Defending Education v. Croton-Harmon Union Free School DistrictNo. 24-19002nd Cir.Circuit2nd Cir.2024Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections2
Parents Defending Education v. LinnMar Community School Dist.8th Cir.Circuit8th Cir.2023Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rightsAdverse9
Parents Protecting Our Children, UA v. Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin7th Cir.Circuit7th Cir.2024Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rightsFavorable5
Perlot v. GreenD. IdahoDistrict9th Cir.2022Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education2
Peter Vlaming v. West Point School BoardNo. 211061 · Closed · Virginia4th Cir.Circuit4th Cir.2019Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, EmploymentProcedural no direction7
Pritchard, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of IllinoisNo. 23-43319th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2025Gender-affirming carealso Employment, Health coverage & benefits, Speech & religious objectionsMixed20
Rachel Damiano v. Grants Pass School District No. 79th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2023Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment18
Rims Barber v. Phil Bryant5th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2017Speech & religious objectionsalso Family & parental rights, Public accommodationsAdverse2
Robert Updegrove v. Jason Miyares4th Cir.Circuit4th Cir.2021Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations8
Robert W. Otto v. City of Boca Raton, FloridaNo. 9:18-cv-8077111th Cir.Circuit11th Cir.2023Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objectionsFavorable34
Roberts v. Portland Public SchoolsNo. 3:26-cv-01680D. Or.District9th Cir.2026Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Family & parental rights8
S.W. v. Loudoun County School BoardNo. 1:25-cv-01536E.D. Va.District4th Cir.2025Bathrooms & facilitiesalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections63
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish v. Dana Nessel6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2023Speech & religious objectionsalso Employment, Public accommodations1
San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. TrumpNo. 4:25-cv-01824N.D. Cal.District9th Cir.2025Federal executive actionsalso Speech & religious objections142
Southern Utah Drag Stars v. City of St. GeorgeD. UtahDistrict10th Cir.2023Drag & expressionalso Speech & religious objectionsFavorable30
Spectrum WT v. WendlerNo. 23-109945th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2023Drag & expressionalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objectionsFavorable175
Speech First v. McCall5th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2025Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & educationAdverse2
Speech First v. Shrum10th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2023Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education9
Speech First, Inc v. WintersteenS.D. IowaDistrict8th Cir.2020Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education2
St. Joseph Parish St. Johns v. Dana Nessel6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2024Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment, Public accommodationsMixed10
State of New York v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesNo. 19-42542nd Cir.Circuit2nd Cir.2019Health coverage & benefitsalso Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions11
Texas A&M Queer Empowerment v. MahomesNo. 25-201085th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2025Drag & expressionalso Schools & education, Speech & religious objections13
Texas American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers v. CreightonNo. 3:26-cv-01845W.D. Tex.District5th Cir.2026Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections11
The Downtown Soup Kitchen v. Municipality of Anchorage2022Housing & sheltersalso Speech & religious objections, Public accommodations45
The Religious Sisters of Mercy v. Xavier Becerra8th Cir.Circuit8th Cir.2023Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, Employment, Health coverage & benefitsAdverse6
U.S. Pastor Council v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionN.D. Tex.District5th Cir.2021Speech & religious objectionsalso EmploymentMostly adverse100
Umphress v. Hall5th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2023Speech & religious objections1
Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown, et al.No. 24-72469th Cir.Circuit9th Cir.2025Speech & religious objectionsalso Employment30
Updegrove v. HerringE.D. Va.District4th Cir.2020Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations27
Valerie Kloosterman v. Metropolitan Hospital6th Cir.Circuit6th Cir.2025Speech & religious objectionsalso Gender-affirming care, EmploymentAdverse12
Vazzo v. City of Tampa, FloridaM.D. Fla.District11th Cir.2019Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objectionsAdverse48
Volokh v. James2nd Cir.Circuit2nd Cir.2024Speech & religious objections83
Wailes v. Jefferson County Public SchoolsNo. 25-134110th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2025Schools & educationalso Bathrooms & facilities, Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights17
Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesD.D.C.DistrictD.C. Cir.2021Health coverage & benefitsalso Gender-affirming care, Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actionsMostly adverse2
Willey v. Sweetwater County School District No 1 Board of TrusteesNo. 25-802710th Cir.Circuit10th Cir.2025Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights16
Woodlands Pride v. PaxtonNo. 23-204805th Cir.Circuit5th Cir.2025Drag & expressionalso Speech & religious objections42
World Professional Association for Transgender Health v. Commissioner Indiana Department of Correction2025Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention, Speech & religious objections6
World Professional Association for Transgender Health v. Federal Trade CommissionD.D.C.DistrictD.C. Cir.2026Gender-affirming carealso Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actionsFavorable116
Wuoti v. WintersNo. 2:24-cv-006142nd Cir.Circuit2nd Cir.2024Family & parental rightsalso Speech & religious objections17
Z.J.W. v. King George County School BoardNo. 3:26-cv-00775E.D. Va.District4th Cir.2026Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections84
Zachary Greenberg v. Jerry M. Lehocky3rd Cir.Circuit3rd Cir.2022Speech & religious objections1

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