Mirabelli v. Bonta
Whether California may enforce laws protecting transgender and questioning students from being outed to their parents by school staff without the students’ consent...
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Mae M v. Komrosky
What’s at Stake Protecting trans students from “forced outing” policies. Summary In 2023, Temecula Valley Unified School District adopted a forced outing policy. The rule required schools to inform a student’s parents or guardians if they requested to use a name or pronoun, or access school facilities or programs, not aligned with the sex identified…
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California v. Chino Valley Unified School District
What’s at Stake Protecting trans students from “forced outing” policies. Summary During the summer of 2023, Chino Valley Unified School District adopted Board Policy 5020.1, a forced outing policy. Under this rule, if a student requested to use a name or pronoun, or access school facilities or programs, not aligned with the sex identified on…
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Doe v. State of South Carolina
What’s at Stake The rights of transgender students in South Carolina to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. Summary In 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirmed that transgender students must be allowed to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. Yet, in the summer of 2024, South Carolina passed…
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Wood v. Florida Department of Education
What’s at Stake Whether Florida can ban transgender teachers from using pronouns and titles that best express who they are. Summary Katie Wood is a 10th grade algebra teacher in a Florida public school. She is also a transgender woman. Her students have always addressed her as “Ms. Wood” and referred to her with she/her…
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Hernández v. School District of Pennsylvania
“John Doe,” an asylum-seeker attending elementary school within the School District of Philadelphia, was harassed by classmates based on his perceived sexual orientation and national origin. His mother, Leslie Hernández, encouraged John to ask his principal for help. Rather than provide support to stop the harassment and protect John’s education, the principal threatened to call…
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Doe v. Horne
Megan Roe and Jane Doe are 11- and 15-year-old girls who want to try out for their schools’ girls’ volleyball, soccer, and cross-country teams. But a new Arizona law would prevent them from doing so because they are transgender. They challenged the law in court, and Public Justice joined an amicus brief in support of…
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Neese v. Becerra
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance about discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Two Texas-based doctors filed a lawsuit challenging that guidance, arguing that healthcare providers can lawfully discriminate against LGBTQ patients, so long as they equally mistreat both “biological men” and “biological women.” Public Justice filed…
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West Virginia v. B.P.J.
What’s at stake Whether the federal civil rights law Title IX and the Constitution provide transgender student athletes the right to compete on teams consistent with their gender identity. Summary Becky, a 12-year-old girl, wanted to run for her middle school’s cross-country and track teams. But a West Virginia law banned her from doing so…