Public Justice filed an amicus brief on behalf of Statutory Interpretation Scholars in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, a case brought before the U.S. Supreme Court that raises the question of whether § 1983 can be used to enforce Congress’s Spending Clause statutes. This case involves claims by the family of…
Corizon Health Services was one of the nation’s largest providers of correctional health care services in the United States. At one point, Corizon delivered health care to over 300,000 people incarcerated in state prisons and county jails across the country. But instead of providing good or even adequate care, Corizon chose to maximize profits by…
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…
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…
Zara Moss was a four-time All-American athlete on Penn State’s Division I fencing team, and a former Olympic prospect But she was forced to give up the sport she loved. Why? Because for years, Penn State ignored gender-based harassment and abuse by its head fencing coach, Wieslaw Glon. Zara sued Penn State and Glon in…
In this lawsuit against Webb County, Texas and jailers at Webb County Jail, we represented Nelda Nuncio, the mother of Luis Alberto “Albert” Barrientos, a 22-year-old who died of a treatable infection while in pre-trial detention at Webb County Jail after his medical needs were ignored for days. Beginning at least four days before his…
Family members or friends of people detained in jail or prison often need to send money to prisoners to pay for their basic needs such as toothpaste, toilet paper, and clothes. Historically, this would cost family members and friends nothing more than the cost of a stamp and the value of the money order when…
This federal civil rights case involves the tragic death of Nigel Shelby, a Black, out gay freshman at Alabama’s Huntsville High School who died by suicide at age 15 after experiencing unchecked LGBTQ+ harassment and race discrimination at school. Nigel never felt safe at Huntsville High School. Students subjected him to anti-gay slurs nearly every…
Public Justice filed two amicus briefs in support of the Appellant in Doe v. University of Kentucky, a rape case involving the scope of Title IX’s prohibitions on harassment and retaliation. In 2014, plaintiff Jane Doe was enrolled in a program at a community college that partners with the University of Kentucky. Three weeks into…