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Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues

The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students’ constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The ACLU and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.

Status: Ongoing

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Maryland

Nov 2023

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Tamer Mahmoud v. Monifa McKnight

On October 30, 2023, the ACLU and ACLU of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in its efforts to ensure that its English curriculum is LGBTQ-inclusive.

Status: Ongoing

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Tamer Mahmoud v. Monifa McKnight

U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2020

Aimee Stephens in front of the Supreme Court

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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’s 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’s employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she’s transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — and won.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens

U.S. Supreme Court

Sep 2019

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Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda

Don Zarda loved to skydive. He worked as a skydiving instructor at Altitude Express, a company on Long Island, N.Y. He was fired for being gay.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda

U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2018

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Liberty

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

Whether a business open to the public has a constitutional right to discriminate.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2015

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Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio

U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 2015

LGBTQ Rights

Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky

Bourke v. Beshear is a federal court challenge to Kentucky's constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples, filed by attorneys at Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and Fauver Law Office on July 26, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs are four same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their out-of-state marriages.

Status: Closed (Judgment)

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Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky