Virginia v. Ferriero (now Illinois v. Ferriero) (Legal Case) 2/28/2023 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.
Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (Legal Case) 12/30/2022 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…
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Legal Case) 6/24/2022 The Center for Reproductive Rights challenged Mississippi’s fifteen-week abortion ban in federal court. LWVUS filed an amicus brief with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the…
Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (Legal Case) 3/11/2022 Whole Woman’s Health, a Texas abortion clinic, sued Texas after the state passed a law banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law would be enforced through bounties paid to private…
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Legal Case) 6/17/2021 Plaintiff Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster care agency retained by Philadelphia to provide placement services, sued the city after it stated it would not contract with CSS if it continued to…
June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo (Legal Case) 6/29/2020 Several abortion providers in Louisiana sued to strike down state laws that restricted abortion access by requiring them to be staff members with admitting privileges in hospitals no further than 30…
Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga. (Legal Case) 6/15/2020 LWVUS joined an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court supporting LGBTQI+ employees arguing their termination for sexual orientation violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.