West Virginia
B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Becky is a middle school student in West Virginia. She has been a cheerleader and wants the opportunity to try out for the cross-country team. A new law in West Virginia would ban her from doing so because she is transgender. Becky and her parents sued and are represented by the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of West Virginia, Lambda Legal and Cooley LLP.
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7 West Virginia Cases
West Virginia
Aug 2023
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
United States v. Myles
This case challenges a presumption of pretrial detention that applies to nearly all people charged with federal drug offenses.
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West Virginia
Aug 2023
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
United States v. Myles
This case challenges a presumption of pretrial detention that applies to nearly all people charged with federal drug offenses.
West Virginia
May 2023
LGBTQ Rights
Hersom v. Crouch
Xavier Hersom applied for and was denied a gender marker change on his birth certificate. He said DHHR鈥檚 policy has created yet another layer of difficulty for him as a transgender person living in West Virginia. The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of West Virginia, and the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic filed a federal lawsuit asking a court to declare West Virginia鈥檚 birth certificate policies relating to transgender people unconstitutional on behalf of Hersom and an another anonymous plaintiff.
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West Virginia
May 2023
LGBTQ Rights
Hersom v. Crouch
Xavier Hersom applied for and was denied a gender marker change on his birth certificate. He said DHHR鈥檚 policy has created yet another layer of difficulty for him as a transgender person living in West Virginia. The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of West Virginia, and the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic filed a federal lawsuit asking a court to declare West Virginia鈥檚 birth certificate policies relating to transgender people unconstitutional on behalf of Hersom and an another anonymous plaintiff.
West Virginia
Feb 2023
Reproductive Freedom
Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth
West Virginia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging multiple provisions of HB 302, the state鈥檚 near-total abortion ban passed in 2022. Plaintiffs in the case sought an injunction blocking the entire ban while providers made their case in court.
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West Virginia
Feb 2023
Reproductive Freedom
Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth
West Virginia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging multiple provisions of HB 302, the state鈥檚 near-total abortion ban passed in 2022. Plaintiffs in the case sought an injunction blocking the entire ban while providers made their case in court.
West Virginia
Aug 2022
Reproductive Freedom
Women鈥檚 Health Center of West Virginia, et al. v. Charles Miller, et al.
Following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade 鈥� the landmark decision that acknowledged the right to an abortion to millions of Americans for nearly five decades 鈥� West Virginia medical providers and advocates filed a lawsuit on June 29, 2022 to prevent the enforcement of an archaic and cruel abortion ban in state court.
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West Virginia
Aug 2022
Reproductive Freedom
Women鈥檚 Health Center of West Virginia, et al. v. Charles Miller, et al.
Following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade 鈥� the landmark decision that acknowledged the right to an abortion to millions of Americans for nearly five decades 鈥� West Virginia medical providers and advocates filed a lawsuit on June 29, 2022 to prevent the enforcement of an archaic and cruel abortion ban in state court.