Press Releases
May 08, 2024
Fourth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Gay Teacher from North Carolina Catholic School
RICHMOND – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a discrimination claim brought by a teacher at a North Carolina Catholic school who was fired shortly after announcing...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Court case: Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School
Dec 14, 2023
Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Case Seeking to Allow Misgendering of Transgender Students
RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling today reinstating a case brought by a public school teacher seeking the right to mistreat transgender students by re...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Vlaming v. West Point School District
Nov 15, 2023
House Pulls Extreme Budget Proposal Attacking Reproductive & Gender-Affirming Health Care
WASHINGTON – The Republican leadership of the House of Representatives has been forced to cancel an expected floor vote on an extreme budget bill that funds the Department of Hea...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 24, 2023
West Virginia Family Challenges Ban on Transgender Student-Athletes at Fourth Circuit
RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, Oct. 27, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on behalf of Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old transgender girl from West Virginia, ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Jun 28, 2023
ACLU Reacts to Gov. Hobbs’ Executive Order Ensuring Access to Gender-Affirming Health Care
The ACLU, ACLU of Arizona, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP filed a lawsuit in 2019 challenging state health care exclusions
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Toomey v. State of Arizona
Apr 27, 2023
Groundbreaking Consent Decree Requires Alaska Airlines to Change Discriminatory Gendered Uniform Policy
SEATTLE — The ACLU, the ACLU of Washington, and the Washington State Attorney General’s Office have secured a groundbreaking consent decree against Alaska Airlines, requiring A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: Wetherell v. Alaska Airlines
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