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.
299 of 664 cases match.
| Case | Court | Level | Cir. | Year | Issue / type | Outcome | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konitzer v. Frank | E.D. Wis. | District | 7th Cir. | 2010 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Mostly favorable | 1 |
| Koschnick v. EversNo. 2:26-cv-00833 | E.D. Wis. | District | 7th Cir. | 2026 | Conversion therapyalso Speech & religious objections | 29 | |
| Kosilek v. Maloney | D. Mass. | District | 1st Cir. | 2002 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 1 |
| Kyle Fellers; Anthony Foote; Nicole Foote; and Eldon Rash, Plaintiffs v. Marcy Kelley, Superintendent of SAU 67; Michael Desilets, Athletic Director of Bow High School; Matt Fisk, Principal of Bow High School; and Bow School District, Defendants | D.N.H. | District | 1st Cir. | 2025 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Athletics | Procedural no direction | 16 |
| L.E. v. Lee | M.D. Tenn. | District | 6th Cir. | 2024 | Athleticsalso Schools & education | Mixed | 129 |
| Lamb v. Maschner | D. Kan. | District | 10th Cir. | 1986 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Adverse | 1 |
| Landerer v. Dover Area School DistrictNo. 1:24-cv-00566 | M.D. Pa. | District | 3rd Cir. | 2024 | Family & parental rightsalso Schools & education | 9 | |
| Lema v. DavenportNo. 3:26-cv-04682 | D.N.J. | District | 3rd Cir. | 2026 | Schools & educationalso Family & parental rights | 13 | |
| Leontiev v. Corbett Sch. Dist. | D. Or. | District | 9th Cir. | 2018 | Family & parental rightsalso Schools & education | Favorable | 2 |
| Lewis v. High Point Regional Health System | E.D.N.C. | District | 4th Cir. | 2015 | Employment | Mostly favorable | 2 |
| Lisa Barrett v. Warden, NHSP | D.N.H. | District | 1st Cir. | 2003 | Gender-affirming carealso Prisons & detention | Favorable | 1 |
| Locust Valley Central School District v. RosaNo. 2:25-cv-06937 | E.D.N.Y. | District | 2nd Cir. | 2025 | 6 | ||
| Lopez v. River Oaks Imaging & Diagnostic Group, Inc. | S.D. Tex. | District | 5th Cir. | 2008 | Employment | Favorable | 4 |
| Love v. Johnson | E.D. Mich. | District | 6th Cir. | 2015 | Identity documentsalso Privacy & medical records | Favorable | 1 |
| Lundquist-Arora v. Fairfax County Public SchoolsNo. 1:26-cv-01768 | E.D. Va. | District | 4th Cir. | 2026 | Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections, Family & parental rights | 37 | |
| M.A.B. v. Bd. of Educ. of Talbot Cnty. | D. Md. | District | 4th Cir. | 2018 | Schools & educationalso Bathrooms & facilities | Mostly favorable | 1 |
| M.F. v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictNo. 3:26-cv-04737 | S.D. Cal. | District | 9th Cir. | 2026 | 2 | ||
| Manago v. Barnhart | E.D.N.Y. | District | 2nd Cir. | 2004 | Health coverage & benefits | Favorable | 1 |
| Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. The Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentNo. 3:26-cv-30117 | D. Mass. | District | 1st Cir. | 2026 | 23 | ||
| Massapequa Union Free School District v. RosaNo. 2:25-cv-05892 | E.D.N.Y. | District | 2nd Cir. | 2025 | Bathrooms & facilitiesalso Schools & education, Federal executive actions | 16 | |
| Masterpiece Cakeshop Incorporated v. ElenisNo. 1:18-cv-02074 | D. Colo. | District | 10th Cir. | 2018 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Public accommodations | 36 | |
| McComb Childrens Clinic, LTD. v. FinkNo. 5:24-cv-00048 | S.D. Miss. | District | 5th Cir. | 2024 | Health coverage & benefitsalso Gender-affirming care, Speech & religious objections, Federal executive actions | 23 | |
| McCord v. South Madison Community School Corporation | S.D. Ind. | District | 7th Cir. | 2023 | Speech & religious objectionsalso Schools & education, Employment | 2 | |
| McCrory v. United States of America | E.D.N.C. | District | 4th Cir. | 2016 | Bathrooms & facilitiesalso Employment, Federal executive actions | 16 | |
| McMath v. Duval County Public Schools | M.D. Fla. | District | 11th Cir. | 2025 | Schools & educationalso Speech & religious objections | 2 | |
| Melissa Batie-Smoose v. The Board of Trustees of the California State UniversityNo. 2:25-cv-08957 | C.D. Cal. | District | 9th Cir. | 2025 | Employmentalso Athletics | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| Mittereder v. MullinNo. 1:25-cv-01991 | E.D. Va. | District | 4th Cir. | 2025 | 3 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration | D. Or. | District | 9th Cir. | 2016 | Privacy & medical records | Favorable | 70 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Parker Tirrell, et al. v. P Frank Edelblut, et al. | D.N.H. | District | 1st Cir. | 2026 | Athletics | Favorable | 255 |
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.