Transgender Rights
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
Aimee Stephens had worked for nearly six years as a funeral director at R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes when she informed the funeral home鈥檚 owner that she is a transgender woman. She was fired, the EEOC sued on her behalf, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Aimee鈥檚 employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she鈥檚 transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court 鈥� and won.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Arkansas
Sep 2014
Transgender Rights
Dawson v. H & H Electric, Inc.
The 糖心Vlog, the 糖心Vlogof Arkansas, and co-counsel John Burnett have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Patricia Dawson against her former employer, H & H Electric, for firing her after she transitioned from male to female on the job.
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Arkansas
Sep 2014
Transgender Rights
Dawson v. H & H Electric, Inc.
The 糖心Vlog, the 糖心Vlogof Arkansas, and co-counsel John Burnett have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Patricia Dawson against her former employer, H & H Electric, for firing her after she transitioned from male to female on the job.
Alaska
Apr 2012
Transgender Rights
K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles
The 糖心Vlog and the 糖心Vlogof Alaska have filed a brief seeking to allow transgender individuals to correct the gender marker on their driver's licenses without undergoing major surgery. Currently, Alaska DMV policy requires that individuals wishing to change the sex marker on their driver's license submit proof of a surgical "sex change". The state's surgery requirement places an undue burden on transgender individuals and presents a gross violation of an individual's right to privacy.
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Alaska
Apr 2012
Transgender Rights
K.L. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles
The 糖心Vlog and the 糖心Vlogof Alaska have filed a brief seeking to allow transgender individuals to correct the gender marker on their driver's licenses without undergoing major surgery. Currently, Alaska DMV policy requires that individuals wishing to change the sex marker on their driver's license submit proof of a surgical "sex change". The state's surgery requirement places an undue burden on transgender individuals and presents a gross violation of an individual's right to privacy.
Wisconsin
Sep 2011
Transgender Rights
Fields v. Smith
(Formerly Sundstrom v. Frank)
Transgender prisoners are barred from medical treatment.
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Wisconsin
Sep 2011
Transgender Rights
Fields v. Smith
(Formerly Sundstrom v. Frank)
Transgender prisoners are barred from medical treatment.
Court Case
Nov 2009
Transgender Rights
Schroer v. Library of Congress
Starting a new life and searching for a new career isn't easy, but Diane Schroer, a highly-decorated veteran, is no stranger to a challenge.
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Court Case
Nov 2009
Transgender Rights
Schroer v. Library of Congress
Starting a new life and searching for a new career isn't easy, but Diane Schroer, a highly-decorated veteran, is no stranger to a challenge.
Illinois
Nov 2009
Transgender Rights
Kirk v. Arnold
Two transgender women are suing the Illinois Department of Vital Records for refusing to change the gender marker on their birth certificates because they had reassignment surgery outside of the United States.
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Illinois
Nov 2009
Transgender Rights
Kirk v. Arnold
Two transgender women are suing the Illinois Department of Vital Records for refusing to change the gender marker on their birth certificates because they had reassignment surgery outside of the United States.