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Bulur v. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

LWVNJ filed an amicus brief asserting the New Jersey Attorney General had the authority to temporarily take over municipal police departments under state law.

Equal Rights / July 23, 2025 / Case Closed

Hamilton v. Dallas County

Case filed by nine female detention service officers against the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department asserting sex discrimination in scheduling days off

Equal Rights / March 31, 2025 / Case Closed

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers

LWV Nebraska filed an amicus brief asserting a law restricting gender affirming care and banning abortion after 12 weeks was unconstitutionally enacted

Equal Rights / Reproductive Justice / July 26, 2024 / Case Closed

Byrnes v. Senate of the State of New York

LWVNYS filed an amicus brief urging reversal of a trial court ruling that removed a proposed state ERA from the November 2024 ballot

Equal Rights / Reproductive Justice / July 11, 2024 / Case Closed

City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson

LWVC and LWV of San Francisco joined an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court arguing against the criminalization of homelessness.

Equal Rights / June 28, 2024 / Case Closed

Doe v. San Jose Unified School District Board

Case brought by two members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) alleging their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act were violated when the club was…

Equal Rights / May 8, 2024 / Case Closed

303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

US Supreme Court case considering whether a Colorado law banning discrimination against LGBTQIA+ persons by businesses violates the business owner’s First Amendment right to freedom of religion.…

Equal Rights / June 30, 2023 / Case Closed

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (consolidated with Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina)

Students for Fair Admissions, a non-profit representing students and others opposed to race-conscious admissions, sued Harvard University, alleging its consideration of race in admissions violated…

Equal Rights / June 29, 2023 / Case Closed

Virginia v. Ferriero (now Illinois v. Ferriero)

Illinois, Nevada, and Virginia filed a lawsuit to compel the Archivist of the United States to recognize and complete the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Equal Rights / February 28, 2023 / Case Closed

Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida

Drew Adams, a high school student, and his mother sued the St. Johns County School Board for discriminating against Drew because he is transgender. The School Board maintains a policy prohibiting…

Equal Rights / December 30, 2022 / Case Closed