Michigan
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
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R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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.
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November 29, 2022
November 29, 2022
Buck v. Gordon
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
A state-contracted, taxpayer-funded child placing agency sued the State of Michigan claiming a constitutional right to discriminate against prospective foster and adoptive families headed by same-sex couples in violation of State contracts. The ACLU, representing prospective adoptive parents Kristy and Dana Dumont, is seeking to intervene in this lawsuit in support of the State.
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February 11, 2022
February 11, 2022
Dumont v. Gordon
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Settled)
Attorneys for the ACLU and ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to challenge the state’s practice of permitting state-funded child placement agencies to use religious criteria to turn away lesbian and gay prospective foster and adoptive parents. The legislature passed a law in 2015 with the purpose of codifying that practice.
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January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021
Reynolds v. Talberg
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Dismissed)
On March 12, 2018, the ACLU and the ACLU of Michigan moved to intervene on the behalf of Stand with Trans and the Williamston High School Gay-Straight Alliance. Stand with Trans is a non-profit organization in Michigan with support groups around the state serving and empowering the families of transgender youth. The Williamston GSA is a student-led organization for LGBT students and allies at Williamston High School. Both organizations are committed to ensuring LGBT students have safe, non-discriminatory environments in which to go to school.
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August 4, 2020
August 4, 2020
The People of State of Michigan v. Deonton Autez Rogers
LGBTQ Rights
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