- Docket No.
- 4:24-cv-00986
- District Court
- Texas
Goal
- Block government from enforcing provisions of regulation
- Declaration that certain conduct may not be required under Section 1557 or Title IX
Issues
Litigation Content
Why this Matters:
Plaintiffs challenge HHS and EEOC’s interpretation of federal civil rights protections against sex-based discrimination. They claim that the agencies’ rules and guidance interpreting sex-based discrimination as including gender identity and sexual orientation, which would require providing access to gender-affirming care, abortion care, and fertility care, violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the First Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act. Women and sexual minorities face various structural barriers in accessing health care services and have faced worse health outcomes.
Potential Impact:
Eroding nondiscrimination protections mandated by federal statutes would exacerbate the challenges faced by marginalized groups, especially women and LGBTQI+ people, in accessing needed services and care and further widen health gaps.
News And Analysis (1)
7 Major Filings
- APPENDIX (Dec 4, 2024)
- DEFENDANTS’ COMBINED OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ PARTIAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ RFRA AND FIRST AMENDMENT CLAIMS, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THOSE CLAIMS (Dec 4, 2024)
- DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ RFRA AND FIRST AMENDMENT CLAIMS, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THOSE CLAIMS (Dec 4, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS’ COMBINED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Nov 11, 2024)
- ORDER (Nov 8, 2024)
- PLAINTIFFS’ AND DEFENDANTS’ JOINT MOTION FOR PARTIAL STAY AND FOR BRIEFING SCHEDULE (Nov 7, 2024)
- Complaint (Oct 15, 2024)