by admin | Jan 9, 2018 | Cases, Featured, Legal, Press Releases, Whitaker, Youth
(Kenosha, WI) – Ash Whitaker, the transgender student plaintiff in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District, and his former school district, Kenosha Unified School District (“KUSD”) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reached a settlement in Ash’s discrimination lawsuit against...
by admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Cases, Featured, Legal, Whitaker
On Wednesday, June 7th, at 12:00pm PST/3:00pm EST, the National LGBT Bar Association and Transgender Law Center will host a call-in addressing the 7th Circuit’s recent groundbreaking ruling affirming the preliminary injunction granted in Whitaker v. Kenosha...
by admin | May 30, 2017 | Cases, Featured, Press Releases, TLC Victory, Whitaker, Youth
(Chicago, May 30, 2017) Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a groundbreaking ruling in favor of Ash Whitaker, the transgender student plaintiff in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District. In a unanimous decision authored by Judge Ann Claire...
by admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Cases, Featured, Legal, Whitaker, Youth
(Chicago, March 29, 2017) Today the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District, involving a transgender Wisconsin student whose school had denied him access to the boy’s room. The school district is...
by admin | Feb 22, 2017 | Featured, Federal, Legal, Whitaker, Youth
Transgender Law Center and trans youth leaders condemn administration’s action and commit to protecting youth Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will reportedly issue a joint “Dear Colleague” letter to schools across the country...
by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Cases, Featured, Press Releases, Whitaker, Youth
Today, U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper denied a motion by Kenosha Unified School District to stay the preliminary injunction she issued last month granting our client Ash Whitaker access to the boys’ restroom at school. “We are very happy with...
