ONGOING CASES

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Dep’t of Public Safety
North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina, Prison, Eighth Amendment, Rehabilitation Act, ADA, Gender Affirming Care Mack Karbon North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina, Prison, Eighth Amendment, Rehabilitation Act, ADA, Gender Affirming Care Mack Karbon

Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Dep’t of Public Safety

WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

The North Carolina Dep’t of Public Safety housed Ms. Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman, in a male prison for two year, while also denying her access to gender-affirming care and subjecting her to inhumane treatment because she is transgender. On April 16, 2024, the district court found that the state agency violated Ms. Zayre-Brown’s Eighth Amendment rights. The case is ongoing.

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Copeland V. Georgia Dep’t of Corrections
Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Title VII, Georgia, 11th Circuit, Employment, Southern District of Georgia, Prison Mack Karbon Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Title VII, Georgia, 11th Circuit, Employment, Southern District of Georgia, Prison Mack Karbon

Copeland V. Georgia Dep’t of Corrections

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

On March 28, 2024, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that repeated and intentional misgendering could constitute a hostile work environment. The case was remanded for further proceedings before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

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