5 amicus briefs urge court to protect trans youth (Kenosha, WI)– Individuals and organizations representing …
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TLC Rallies Resistance to Presidential Actions Targeting Immigrants and Muslims
Categories: Featured, Federal, Immigration, Legal, Press Releases
Oakland, CA – President Donald Trump today, according to news sources, issued an executive order containing sweeping …
Transgender Law Center launches Trans Immigrant Defense Effort (TIDE)
Categories: Featured, Immigration, Legal, Press Releases
New program will expand emergency legal response for transgender immigrants Oakland, CA – In preparation for the …
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Our 2017 Plan of Resistance
From state legislation targeting trans youth to a White House targeting Muslims, immigrants, people of color, women, …
Victory! Court orders WI school to immediately halt discriminatory policy against transgender student
Categories: Cases, Featured, Legal, Press Releases, Public Accommodations, TLC Victory, Uncategorized, Whitaker, Youth
Click here to view legal documents, photos of Ash, and more about the history of this case. (Kenosha, WI) – A …
Transgender Law Center and MALDEF file lawsuit against Indiana Gov. Mike Pence challenging discriminatory name-change law
Categories: Cases, Featured, Identification, Immigration, Legal, Press Releases
Discriminatory Law Prohibits Non-Citizens from Obtaining a Change of Legal Name Click here to sign a petition in …
Court issues preliminary injunction blocking parts of HB2
Visit our HB2 action hub! In a ruling Friday afternoon, a court in the Middle District of North Carolina ruled that …
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TLC client Athena Cadence takes on SF Jail’s Abusive Housing Policy
Categories: Detention Project, Featured, Legal, Policy, Prisons and Policing, Uncategorized
On June 1, 2016, after months of abusive treatment while in custody in a San Francisco jail, Athena Cadence decided to …
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Wisconsin Transgender Student Asks Court to Take Immediate Action to Stop Discriminatory Policy Before School Starts
August 15, 2016 -- Sixteen-year-old transgender high school student Ashton (Ash) Whitaker, represented by Transgender …
Transgender Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against Kenosha Wisconsin School District
Categories: Featured, Legal, Press Releases, Whitaker, Youth
Seeks Non-Discriminatory Treatment and Access to School Restrooms Consistent with His Gender Identity July 20, 2016 -- …