Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Aug 23, 2019
Federal Court Affirms Award of Attorney’s Fees to Couples Refused Marriage Licenses by Kim Davis
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court today upheld a lower court ruling awarding $224,000 in attorney’s fees and costs in the case of couples who were refused marriage licenses ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Aug 20, 2019
Federal Court Says ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Trans Military Ban Challenge Can Continue
BALTIMORE – Josh Block, senior staff attorney for the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, issued the following statement on today’s district court ruling in the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s challenge to the trans military ban:...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Aug 13, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Arkansas Tells Trump Admin: Don’t Roll Back Health Care Rights
LITTLE ROCK – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Arkansas urged the United States Department of Health and Human Services not to roll back critical nondiscrimination protections for vulnerable people a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 09, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on District Court Ruling in Favor of Gavin Grimm
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled in favor of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ client Gavin Grimm, in his request for summary judgement in a sex discr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Jul 15, 2019
Federal Judge Allows ºìÐÓÊÓƵ to Represent LGBTQ Support Group in School Discrimination Case
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Lawsuit Against Williamston Community Schools
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jul 03, 2019
Supreme Court Urged Not to Roll Back Workplace Protections for LGBTQ People
WASHINGTON – Thousands of businesses, women CEOs and women’s rights organizations, civil rights organizations, current and former elected officials, faith leaders, scholars and...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: LGBTQ Discrimination Cases at the Supreme Court
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
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News & CommentarySep 2025
LGBTQ Rights
What’s At Stake As The Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans. Explore News & Commentary.What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Sports Bans
How one West Virginia teenager could shape the future of Title IX and civil rights protections for transgender youth. -
New HampshireAug 2025
LGBTQ Rights
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National Education Association - New Hampshire V. Formella. Explore Case.National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
LGBTQ Rights
Court Strikes Down Nih's Unlawful Termination Of Research Grants On Topics Including Dei And Gender Identity. Explore News & Commentary.Court Strikes Down NIH's Unlawful Termination of Research Grants on Topics Including DEI and Gender Identity
In a sweeping rebuke, a court ruled that NIH’s actions targeting research involving "disfavored" topics and populations were unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious, and therefore void. Ibis Reproductive Health reflects on the harm done — and why this research matters.