North Carolina and West Virginia can't deny trans health care: federal appeals court
The bans for state employees and Medicaid recipients, respectively, are unconstitutional, the Fourth Circuit ruled.
April 30, 2024
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Lesbian lawyer Nicole Berner confirmed as federal appeals court judge
Berner will be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
March 19, 2024
Indiana Trans Students Will Continue to Access Appropriate Facilities
The students can use the restrooms and locker rooms for their gender identity while their lawsuits proceed, an appeals court has ruled.
August 4, 2023
U.S. Appeals Court Grants Mexican Trans Woman Asylum
In a historic decision for undocumented transgender asylum-seekers and rape survivors with felony convictions, a federal appeals court has granted a Mexican trans woman asylum in the U.S.
September 4, 2015
U.S. Appeals Court: Businesses Cannot Arbitrarily Fire Trans People
The court ruled in the case of a funeral director fired after she announced her transition.
March 7, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Transgender Woman Opportunity to Appeal Deportation
A federal appeals court should consider her case, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously.
May 11, 2023
U.S. Beauty Pageant Can Reject Trans Contestants, Appeals Court Rules
One judge said beauty pageants were created to showcase the "ideal vision of American womanhood."
November 3, 2022
U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Trans-Supportive School Policy
The parents who sued in Maryland haven't shown that their children are being harmed by the policy, a judge wrote.
August 17, 2023
Alabama Sodomy Law Struck Down – Finally
Such laws were already found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, notes an Alabama appeals court.
June 17, 2014
COURT LIFTS STAY: CALIFORNIANS CAN MARRY NOW
A U.S. appeals court's action today lets same-sex marriages begin.
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June 28, 2013
First Out Lesbian Judge Confirmed to Federal Appeals Court
Beth Robinson, a justice on the Vermont Supreme Court, was confirmed Monday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
November 1, 2021
Biden Announces Two Lesbian Nominees to Federal Judiciary
Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson is nominated for a federal appeals court judgeship; Denver attorney Charlotte Sweeney is nominated for Colorado's U.S. District Court.
August 5, 2021
Federal Judge Accused of Sexual Harassment
Women say they were asked to watch porn by U.S. Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski.Â
December 9, 2017
Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
September 13, 2023
Will Republicans Again Stop Obama From Putting Gay Man on Appeals Court?
Once again, a nominee from President Obama for the U.S Court of Appeals could set an important first for LGBT people.
February 7, 2013
Lawyer Behind Trump's Anti-Trans Policies Confirmed to Federal Appeals Court
Gregory Katsas will serve on the  U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often rules on presidential orders.
November 28, 2017
Appeals Court to Hear Case Against North Carolina's HB2 Law
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments from Lambda Legal and the ACLU on May 10.
March 9, 2017
Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules
Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
June 10, 2024
S.F. Federal Court Ordered to Pay for Gay Partner Benefits
The Judicial Council of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cited multiple rulings against DOMA in ordering San Francisco's federal court to pay an employee's insurance costs for his husband.
November 26, 2012
Victory for Trans Rights at Federal Appeals Court
The Seventh Circuit becomes the first federal appeals court to base a ruling on trans student rights on Title IX and the U.S. Constitution.
May 30, 2017
Kentucky and Tennessee Bans on Trans Care for Youth Upheld in Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling Thursday, but the lawyers representing trans youth and families note that the fight is not over.
September 29, 2023