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Lesbian Gay Rights : Court Cases

Appling v. Doyle - Case Profile (09/22/2009)

Fresno Hospital Discrimination - Case Profile (06/15/2009)

Perry v. Schwarzenegger - Case Profile (05/27/2009)
Federal legal challenge to Proposition 8, filed by prominent attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies on behalf of two California couples.

Ramona, CA Harvey Milk Censorship - Case Profile (05/20/2009)

Kulstad v. Maniaci - Case Profile (04/16/2009)

Franks v. Metropolitan Board of Public Education - Case Profile (04/13/2009)

Kirk v. Arnold - Case Profile (01/27/2009)
Two transgender women are suing the Illinois Department of Vital Records for refusing to change the gender marker on their birth certificates because they had reassignment surgery outside of the United States.

Cole v. Arkansas - Case Profile (12/30/2008)
Challenges Arkansas Act 1, a ballot initiative passed in 2008 making it illegal for unmarried people who cohabit with a partner to adopt or foster children.

Chandler v. Barker - Case Profile (12/23/2008)
An appeal of the imposition of a "paramour" restriction on the custody rights of a mother in a lesbian relationship in Tennessee.

Strauss v. Horton - Case Profile (11/05/2008)
Challenge to CA Prop 8, which bans marriage for same-sex couples.

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