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Talbott v. USA (Formerly Talbott v. Trump)
On January 28, 2025, The National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR), GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law), and Joseph Wardenski, Principal Attorney, Wardenski P.C. have filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging President Trump’s January 27, 2025, order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. The suit was filed on equal protection grounds on behalf of six active service members and two individuals...Cases & Advocacy
Koran v. OPM
Amelie Koran is a federal employee who was denied coverage for transition-related care under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB). The federal Office of Personnel Management is the agency responsible for administering the FEHB, which provides health insurance coverage for millions of current and former federal employees across the country. NCLR, along with co-counsel Gilbert Employment Law P.C., represents Ms. Koran in her EEOC action against OPM for sex discrimination based on...Cases & Advocacy
Jackson v. D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics
NCLR was a member of the Campaign for All D.C. Families, a diverse coalition working to achieve and preserve marriage equality for same-sex couples in the District of Columbia. Since July 6, 2009, D.C. has recognized the marriages of same- sex couples performed in other jurisdictions. On December 15, 2009, the D.C. City Council passed “The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009,” which permits same-sex couples to marry. Mayor Adrian Fenty signed the...Cases & Advocacy