Our client was blocked from viewing and interacting with Jefferson County Commissioner Steven Stolipher’s government official Facebook page, a violation of her first amendment rights.
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Feb 17, 2023
BPJ v. WV State Board of Education et al.
LGBTQ Rights
Status: On appeal
In 2021, then 10-year-old Becky Pepper Jackson just wanted to run in her school’s all-girls' cross-country team. However, once House Bill 3293 passed the state’s legislature and went into effect she was...
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Feb 9, 2023
ACLU-WV v. DCR et al.
Status: Active
The West Virginia Division of Corrections refused to provide our staff with a full copy of its policy directives, despite the state code requiring it to do so. We’re suing for full access to these records...
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Aug 12, 2021
Hersom et al., v. West Virginia Division of Health and Human Resources et al.
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Settled
Our clients Xavier Hersom and John Doe are transgender men living in WV who tried to update their gender markers on their birth certificates and ran into roadblocks. A West Virginia Division of Health and...
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May 8, 2019
Michael Critchfield
In December 2018, a troubled mother of a transgender 15-year-old boy contacted ACLU-WV after her an administrator harassed her son while he was in the restroom. ACLU-WV intervened to seek justice for the...