2025
Ezra Young on Trans Rights Law
Janine Jackson, CounterSpin
Feb. 7, 2025 [link]
UNM Law Professor Serving on Legal Team in
“Landmark Discrimination Case” at Texas Supreme Court
Alexa Skonieski, University of New Mexico
Jan. 23, 2025 [link]
2024
‘It’s Like They Lynched You:’ Law Professor’s Discrimination
Claim Reaches High Court
Paul Caron, TAX PROF BLOG
Dec. 5, 2024 [link]
‘It’s Like They Lynched You:’ Law Professor’s Discrimination
Claim Reaches High Court
Adolfo Pesquera, TEXAS LAWYER
Dec. 4, 2024 [link]
Texas Supreme Court Hears Ex-SMU Law Prof’s Case
Michelle Casady, TEXAS LAWBOOK
Dec. 3, 2024 [link]
What to Expect as the Supreme Court Weighs in on Gender-Affirming
Care for Trans Youth
Orion Rummler, 19TH
Dec. 3, 2024 [link]
Sign the ACLU’s “Defend Trans Freedom” Petition
Ahead of the SCOTUS Case on Trans Healthcare
Matthew Rodriguez, THEM
Nov. 12, 2024 [link]
How the Supreme Court Case on Trans Youth Could
Affect Health Care for All Americans
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
Oct. 31, 2024 [link]
Could Courthouses Provide the Blueprint for Safe Transgender Bathrooms?
Kate Sosin, 19TH NEWS
Aug. 17, 2024 [link]
Texas Justices to Answer SMU Law Prof’s Defamation Query
Emily Sawicki, LAW360
Aug. 9, 2024 [link]
Litigation Roundup: Fifth Circuit Sends Another Certified Question
to SCOTX
Michelle Casady, TEXAS LAWBOOK
Aug. 5, 2024 [link]
Biden’s New Trans-Inclusive Title IX Rules Are Already Blocked in Most States
Samantha Riedel, THEM
Aug. 1, 2024 [link]
Even Neil Gorsuch Is Ready to Call Shenanigans on
Rogue Lower-Court Trump Judges
Dhalia Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern, SLATE
Mar. 30, 2024 [link]
Neil Gorsuch Confidently Declares that He Did the Research
(He Did Not Do the Research)
Joe Patrice, ABOVE THE LAW
Mar. 27, 2024 [link]
Is it Legal to Ban Care for Transsexuals as Requested by Idaho?
Greg Heilman, DIARIO AS
Feb. 20, 2024 [link]
2023
The Groundwork for a Supreme Court Case on Gender-Affirming
Care is Being Laid Now
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
Oct. 12, 2023 [link]
In Some States, Gender Dysphoria is a Protected Disability—
And Momentum Could be Growing
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
July 20, 2023 [link]
Trans Youth in Tennessee Barred from Gender-Affirming Care
After Court Ruling
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
July 10, 2023 [link]
Theatres United: Hanger and Kitchen Collaborate to Ratify “Constitution”
Barbara Adams, ITHACA TIMES
June 7, 2023 [link]
Legal Battles Pile Up Over Trans Worker Health Benefits
Kellie Mejdrich, LAW360
May 27, 2023 [link]
Cosmetic to Critical: Blue States Help Trans Health Coverage
Claire Rush, ASSOCIATED PRESS
April 26, 2023 [link]
Columbia Resources and Readings in Honor of
Transgender Day of Visibility
Kelley Moffitt-Hawasly, COLUMBIA NEWS
March 30, 2023 [link]
Montana Bill Aimed at Strictly Defining Sex Would Exclude Transgender People
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
March 9, 2023 [link]
Does Tennessee’s New Law Limiting Drag Make It
‘Illegal to be Publicly Transgender’?
Samantha Putterman & Sara Swann, POLITIFACT
March 8, 2023 [link]
2022
Bisexual Activists Cautiously Excited After White House Meeting
Heron Greenesmith, WASHINGTON BLADE
September 21, 2022 [link]
White House Officials to Meet wtih Bisexual Activists
Michael K. Lavers, WASHINGTON BLADE
September 19, 2022 [link]
Obstacles to Gender-Affirming Surgery in Connecticut:
Access and Insurance
Kate Farrish, HARTFORD COURANT
September 7, 2022 [link]
Right Wing Is Waging Attacks to Limit Key LGBTQ Rights Protected in Bostock
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
Aug. 1, 2022 [link]
Gender Dysphoria is a Protected Disability,
Federal Appeals Court Finds
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
August 1, 2022 [link]
Block on Biden’s Title IX Rule is Part of
Broader Attack on Key LGBTQ+ Rights Case, Experts Say
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
August 1, 2022 [link]
What Will Happen if Obergerfell is Overturned?
Queer Legal Experts are Scrambling
Kate Sosin & Candice Norwood, 19TH NEWS
July 11, 2022 [link]
Title IX Helped Daughter-Father Duo Level the
Playing Field for Girls’ Athletics in Virginia
Whitney Evans, VPM
June 16, 2022 [link]
Indivisible: Why Racial, Gender, and
LGBTQIA+ Justice Cannot be Separated
(w/ Prof. Russell Robinson)
UNDER THE BLACK LIGHT PODCAST
June 1, 2022 [link]
Legal Battles Pile Up Over Trans Worker Health Benefits
Kellie Mejdrich, LAW360
May 27, 2022 [link]
What Happens if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?
LGBTQ+ Legal Experts Are Worried About Civil Rights
Kate Sosin, Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
May 6, 2022 [link]
Transgender Minors Have a Right to Gender-Affirming Care,
Justice Dept. Warns States
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
April 5, 2022 [link]
The Title IX 50th Anniversary Symposium
Holly Chaisson, VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY
April 5, 2022 [link]
Classroom Tips, Resources Provided in New LGBTQ Guide
Lori Sonken, CORNELL CHRONICLE
March 30, 2022 [link]
2021
Senate Confirms Beth Robinson as the First Out LGBTQ+ Woman
to Serve on a Federal Appeals Court
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
November 1, 2021 [link]
After Being Fired, Transgender Professor Wins Job Back at
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Josh Dulaney, THE OKLAHOMAN
September 14, 2021 [link]
University Must Rehire Trans Professor, Says 10th Circuit
Daniel Wiessner, REUTERS
September 13, 2021 [link]
FGSS/LGBT Programs Plan Yearlong Anniversary Celebration
Kathy Hovis, CORNELL CHRONICLE
September 7, 2021 [link]
Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Law Criminalizing
Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
July 21, 2021 [link]
How Conservative Legal Arguments Paved the Way for Transgender Rights
Orion Rummler, 19TH NEWS
July 6, 2021 [link]
Bostock’s Protections for Bi Workers May Be Tested in Court
Amanda Ottaway, LAW360
June 16, 2021 [link]
Here’s How You Can Honor Trans Day of Visibility at Columbia This Year
Acacia O’Connor and Kelly Moffitt, COLUMBIA NEWS
March 26, 2021 [link]
Bostock’s Been on the Books for 6 Months. What’s Next?
Anne Cullen, LAW360
January 3, 2021 [link]
2020
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Bans
Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination in Landmark 6-3 Ruling
Arthur S. Leonard, LGBT LAW NOTES
July 2020 [link]
New Sex-and-Age Bias Ruling Signals Reach of LGBT Worker Case
Robert Iafolla, BLOOMBERG LAW
July 27, 2020 [link]
Surprising Alliances Shape the Supreme Court Term
Natalie Rodriguez, LAW360
July 14, 2020 [link]
Because of Sex (with Prof. Jessica Clark)
Interview, HOSTILE WITNESS PODCAST
June 24, 2020 [link]
Ezra Young on Supreme Court LGBT Ruling
Interview, COUNTERSPIN PODCAST
June 19, 2020 [link]
Questions About ‘Nonbinary’ Bias Linger After LGBT Ruling
Vin Gurrieri, LAW360
June 19, 2020 [link]
J.K. Rowling and the Sorcerer’s Stonewall:
Anti-Trans Tweetstorm Receives Furious Response
Dawn Ennis, DAILY BEAST
June 7, 2020 [link]
Ezra Young on Litigating Trans Rights
Interview, IPSE DIXIT PODCAST
March 11, 2020 [link]
2019
Over 400 Trans Community Leaders Stand with Former NCTE Staff
OUT MAGAZINE
December 12, 2019 [link]
A Transgender Lawyer for Our Times
Dan Shaw, COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
June 2019 [link]
What They Talk About When They Talk About Intersectionality
Cathy Young, TABLET
January 30, 2019 [link]
The Demons of Intersectionality
Hannah Jannol,THE NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK
January 29, 2019 [link]
Amazon Finalizing Transgender Bias Settlement
Patrick Dorrian, BLOOMBERG LAW
January 3, 2019 [link]
Amazon Facility Settles Ex-Employees’ Trans Harassment Suit
Dani Kass, LAW360
January 3, 2019 [link]
Amazon Settles Bias Claims With Transgender Employee, Husband
Daniel Wiessner, REUTERS
January 2, 2019 [link]
2018
LGBT Pride: Weighing the State of Equality in the Law
Adam Rhodes, LAW360
June 1, 2018 [link]
Transgender Professor, Denied Reinstatement After Jury Win, Plans to Appeal
Erin Mulvaney, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
April 19, 2018 [link]
Trans Professor Shouldn't Be Reinstated, University Says
Vin Gurrieri, LAW360
March 21, 2018 [link]
Trump Administration Dismantles LGBT-friendly Policies
Dan Diamond, POLITICO
February 19, 2018 [link]
2017
Trump's Justice Department Hasn't Filed Any Civil Rights Act Lawsuits
Backing State Government Workers
Dominic Holden, BUZZFEED
December 22, 2017 [link]
$1.16 Million Awarded in Transgender Employment Discrimination Jury Trial
Eric Bachman, THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
December 4, 2017 [link]
The US Justice Department Retreated from a Transgender
Professor's Case. She Still Won.
Erin Mulvaney, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
November 23, 2017 [link]
Transgender Woman Awarded $1M in Discrimination Lawsuit
ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 21, 2017 [link]
Transgender Professor Wins Nearly $1.2M in Sex Bias Case
Patrick Dorrian, BLOOMBERG BNA
November 21, 2017 [link]
Jurors Award Transgender Woman $1M in
Discrimination Lawsuit Against State University
Kyle Schwab, THE OKLAHOMAN
November 21, 2017 [link]
Oklahoma Transgender Professor Awarded $1.1 Million in Landmark Case
Lili Zheng, OKLAHOMA’S NEWS 4
November 21, 2017 [link]
Transgender Professor Wins $1 Million in Major Discrimination Case
Anya Crittenton, GAY STAR NEWS
November 21, 2017 [link]
Jury Awards Trans Professor $1.16M in Oklahoma Bias Suit
Christopher Crosby, LAW360
November 20, 2017 [link]
Judge Won't Toss Transgender Professor's Claim
Against Oklahoma University
Daniel Wiessner, REUTERS LEGAL
October 27, 2017 [link]
Trans Prof's Bias Suit Can Proceed Against Okla. State U
Braden Campbell, LAW360
October 26, 2017 [link]
In Shift, Justice Dept. Says Law Doesn’t Bar Transgender Discrimination
Charlie Savage, NEW YORK TIMES
October 5, 2017 [link]
Murders of Trans Women Highlight the Intersection of
Racism and Gender-Based Violence
Chagmion Antoine, WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER FEATURES
April 18, 2017 [link]
Transgender Protections Hang in the Balance with Healthcare’s Future Cloudy
Molly Redden, THE GUARDIAN
March 26, 2017 [link]
Transgender Lawyers, Law Students Share Personal Stories in SCOTUS Brief
Marcia Coyle, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
March 7, 2017 [link]
Schools, Cities Back Student in High Court Bathroom Suit
Vin Gurrieri, LAW360
March 2, 2017 [link]
Trans Student Bathroom Access Reversal No Bar to High Court
Kevin McGowan, BLOOMBERG BNA
February 24, 2017 [link]
Trans Prof Slams Bid to Toss Her From Bathroom Rule Row
Dani Kass, LAW360
February 6, 2017 [link]
Bathroom Rules Ban is Toothless in Okla., LGBT Group Says
Vin Gurrieri, LAW360
January 11, 2017 [link]
Transgender Progress and the ‘Chilling’ Challenges of 2017 and Beyond
Barbra Casbar Siperstein, HUFFINGTON POST
January 4, 2017 [link]
2016
Texas Judge Blocks Transgender Policy
Mihir Zaveri, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
December 31, 2016 [link]
Texas Judge Halts Federal Transgender Health Protections
Paul J. Weber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 31, 2016 [link]
Catholic Health Care Providers Sue Obama, Say They’re Forced to Offer
Gender Reassignment
Stefanie Gerdes, GAY STAR NEWS
December 30, 2016 [link]
Trans Man Wins Fight to Change Name Without Providing 'Medical Evidence'
Dawn Ennis, LGBTQ NATION
December 23, 2016 [link]
Victory as New York Trans Man Granted Legal Name Change at Appeal
Joseph McCormick, PINK NEWS
December 20, 2016 [link]
Health Experts Aim to Allay Transgender People's Fears of New Administration
Santiago Arnaiz, THEINK.NYC
December 13, 2016 [link]
Texas Counters DOJ Efforts to Ban Its Transgender Bathroom Initiative
Miriam Rozen, TEXAS LAWYER
November 16, 2016 [link]
Circuit Urged to Revive Case Over Denied Sex Reassignment Coverage
Brendan Pierson, REUTERS
October 26, 2016 [link]
Who Is My Neighbor
Marcus Patrick Ellsworth, MTV NEWS
September 7, 2016 [link]
Will Feds Keep Protecting Transgender Workers In Wake of Court Ruling
Dominic Holden,BUZZFEED NEWS
August 30, 2016 [link]
Transgender Health Discrimination Ban Faces Legal Challenge From Five States
Molly Redden, THE GUARDIAN
August 23, 2016 [link]
Being Transgender Could Be Removed From Mental Disorders List
Nicole Lyn Pesce, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 27, 2016 [link]
Despite Drawing Conservative Judge,
Gov. McCrory Faces Long Odds in Legal Fight Over HB2
Emma Margolin, MSNBC.COM
May 11, 2016 [link]
HHS Rules Trans Woman Entitled to Surgery Under Medicare
Cleis Abeni, THE ADVOCATE
January 31, 2016 [link]
UnitedHealth Medicare Plan Must Cover U.S. Sex Reassignment Surgery
Brendan Pierson, REUTERS
January 29, 2016 [link]
Genital Surgery Must be Provided to Trans Woman Through Medicare Program
Dominic Holden, BUZZFEED NEWS
January 29, 2016 [link]
HHS Sides with Trans Woman in Case of Insurance Coverage
Matthew Clark, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
January 29, 2016 [link]
Judge Rules Employer Must Pay $115,000 to Transgender Over Bathroom Dispute
Anugrah Kumar, CHRISTIAN POST
January 23, 2016 [link]
Employer to Pay Transgender Woman $115,000 in Job Discrimination Settlement
Dominic Holden, BUZZFEED NEWS
January 20, 2016 [link]
Employer to Pay Transgender Woman Settlement for
Alleged Discrimination: Report
Sarah Berger,INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
January 20, 2016 [link]
Minn. Co., EEOC Settle Transgender Discrimination Suit
Kat Greene, LAW360
January 20, 2016 [link]
2015
2015 Trans Year in Review—The Upside
Dana Beyer, HUFFINGTON POST
December 28, 2015 [link]
Transgender Prof.'s Hostile Workplace Claim OK'd by Judge
Matthew Bultman, LAW360
July 10, 2015 [link]
Gender Reassignment for Inmates Emerges as Hot Topic
Chris Johnson, WASHINGTON BLADE
May 7, 2015 [link]
Health Clinic Settles with Fired Transgender Worker for $150,000
Zack Ford, THINK PROGRESS
April 13, 2015 [link]
History in Oklahoma: Feds Sue School for Trans Discrimination
Dawn Ennis, THE ADVOCATE
March 31, 2015 [link]
Once Michael, now Mandi,
San Quentin Guard Makes Transition to Celebrated Pioneer
Janis Mara, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
March 9, 2015 [link]