ONGOING CASES
K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
In April of 2023, families of trans youth in Indiana sued the state challenging a law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. The district court stayed enforcement of the law, but the appellate court allowed the law to go into effect. The parties are still waiting for a determination on the case’s merits from the district court.
Anderson v. Crouch
FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
VICTORY! On April 29, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a joint decision en banc in Kadel v. Folwell and Anderson v. Crouch, finding that healthcare plans that cover medically necessary treatments for certain diagnoses but bar coverage of those same medically necessary treatments for patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
Kadel v. Folwell
FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
VICTORY! On April 29, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a joint decision en banc in Kadel v. Folwell and Anderson v. Crouch, finding that healthcare plans that cover medically necessary treatments for certain diagnoses but bar coverage of those same medically necessary treatments for patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.
Kozak v. CSX Transp., Inc.
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
In a breakthrough decision, the district court ruled that gender dysphoria is not a “gender identity disorder” excluded from the definition of disability under the ADA. The decision paves the way for individuals diagnosed with gender dysphoria to access greater workplace protections as disabled persons.
Hammons v. University of Maryland Medical System, Inc.
FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
Jesse Hammons was denied a commonly performed medical procedure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center because he is transgender. The taxpayer-owned hospital claims that providing Hammons with medical care would be a violation of their religious beliefs. The case is currently in abeyance pending the Fourth Circuit's en banc decision in Anderson v. Crouch.