American Civil Liberties Union

LGBT & AIDS PROJECT CASE PROFILES (Active Cases | Concluded Cases)

Appling v. Doyle
Defending Wisconsin domestic partnerships

Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Federal challenge to Proposition 8

Fresno Hospital Discrimination
Lesbian barred from visiting partner

Advocacy Encourages H&R Block to Accommodate Gay Couples in Civil Unions

Dunnum v. Wisconsin
State employee domestic partner benefits

Levitt & Dakota v. New Mexico Retiree Health Authority
State employee domestic partner benefits

In re Marriage Cases
The California marriage case

Strauss v. Horton
Challenge to California's Prop. 8

TSA HIV Discrimination
HIV employment discrimination by the Transportation Security Administration

Doe v. Clinton
HIV employment discrimination by the U.S. State Department

Challenge to Change in New York HIV Testing Policy

HIV Advocacy on Behalf of Peace Corps Volunteer

In re: Gill
Challenge to Florida anti-gay adoption ban

Cole v. Arkansas
Challenge to Arkansas parenting ban for unmarried couples

Chandler v. Barker
Appeal of a "paramour" restriction on custody rights

Maniaci v. Kulstad
De-facto parenting case

Bizzari & Hackett v. Sitrin Health Center
Utica, New York equal access

Advocacy on Behalf of Gay Men Verbally Abused by McDonald's Staff

Kirk v. Arnold
Gender marker lawsuit in IL

Hispanic AIDS Forum v. Bruno
Queens, NY transgender discrimination

Schroer v. Library of Congress
Federal hiring discrimination

Seals v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
Hiring discrimination

Sundstrom v. Frank
Transgender inmates barred from medical treatment

Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education
Access to pro-LGBT sites blocked.

Gillman v. Holmes County School District
Florida student free speech

Ramona, CA Harvey milk Censorship
School censors student's project on Harvey Milk

Gonzalez v. School Board of Okeechobee County
Florida high school gay-straight alliance

Morrison v. Boyd County Board of Education
Kentucky high school anti-harassment training

Outing at Hollis F. Price Middle College High School
Outing of a male couple at a Memphis, TN, public high school

Concluded Cases

Alaska CLU v. State of Alaska
State employee domestic partner benefits

Challenge to Florida's Anti-Gay Relationship Initiative
Relationship protections for same-sex couples

Citizens For Equal Protection v. Bruning
Nebraska marriage amendment challenge

Deane & Polyak v. Conaway
Maryland marriage lawsuit

Domestic Partnership Advocacy on Behalf of Konica Minolta Employee

Li & Kennedy v. Oregon
Oregon marriage lawsuit

Salt Lake City Domestic Partnerships
City employee same-sex partner benefits

Samuels & Gallagher v. New York
New York marriage lawsuit

Snetsinger v. Montana University
University employee domestic partner benefits

Burch v. Smarr
West Virginia child custody

In re: Hadaway
Georgia custody/adoption denial

Howard v. Arkansas
Arkansas foster care ban

Johnston v. MO Dept. of Social Services
Missouri foster care denial

Exodus Parody
Defense of blogger's free speech

Limon v. Kansas
Kansas prison sentencing

Johnson v. Johnson
Texas prison abuse

In re Rockefeller
Rochester, NY denial of name change for transgender man

Lovo-Lara Visa Petition
Immigration visa petition of transgender spouse

Boyd High GSA v. Boyd Co. Board of Education
Kentucky high school gay-straight alliance

Laccone v. I.C. Norcom High School
Virginia student free speech

Myers v. Thornsberry
Webb City, MO t-shirt censorship

Nguon v. Wolf
Orange County, CA student harassment

Ohio School Censorship
Dublin, OH t-shirt censorship

Paramo v. Kern High School District
East Bakersfield, CA student newspaper censorship

PRIDE v. White County School District
Defense of Cleveland, Georgia gay-straight alliance

R.G., et al. v. Koller, et al.
Hawai'i youth correctional facility anti-gay harassment

Couture v. Belle Bonfils
Colorado HIV employment discrimination

Doe v. A Nebraska Restaurant
HIV employment discrimination

Dugas v. Arkansas Board of Cosmetology
Cosmetology school dismissal HIV+ student