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NYCLU v. Suffolk County (Challenging county's refusal to disclose records on rejection of same-sex marriage ad)
State Supreme Court, Suffolk County, Index No. 49977/09 (direct)
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J.L. v. Mohawk Central School District (Challenging school district's failure to protect a gay student from harrassment)
N.D.N.Y., Index No. 09-CV-943 (direct)
This lawsuit was brought against the Mohawk Central School District in Herkimer County for failing to protect a gay student who does not conform to masculine stereotypes from harassment, physical abuse and threats of violence.
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Kornowicz v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Western New York (Challenging denial of health benefits to married same-sex couple)
State Supreme Court, Erie County, Index No. I-2008-7844 (direct)
The NYCLU filed this case after an insurance company in the Buffalo area denied spousal health care benefits to a validly married lesbian couple.
Court Filings
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In re Rockefeller (Supporting transgender man's petition for name change)
State Supreme Court, Monroe County, Index No. 2006-6988 (direct) This concerns the case of a transgender individual who was denied a name change petition, in violation of his civil and privacy rights.
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Samuels et al. v. New York State Department of Health (Challenging interpretation of state law to prohibit same-sex marriage)
State Supreme Court, Albany County, Index No. 1967-04 (direct) This case involves a facial challenge to New York’s Domestic Relations Law, which has been interpreted by the New York State Department of Health as prohibiting same-sex marriages.
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Martinez v. County of Monroe et al. (Seeking recognition in New York for valid same-sex marriages performed outside the state)
State Supreme Court, Monroe County, Index No. 433-05 (direct) This case concerns whether valid same-sex marriages performed outside the state are entitled to recognition in New York. Patricia Martinez, an employee of Monroe Community College, married her partner, Lisa Ann Golden, in Canada in 2004. The college, which offers spousal health care benefits to employees in opposite-sex marriages, refused Martinez’s request to provide Golden benefits.
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Bizzari et al. v. The Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center, Inc. (Challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation)
Supreme Court, Oneida County, Index No. CA-2005-431 (direct). This case involves the refusal of a health care center to enroll two women in its publicly offered aquatic programs because of their sexual orientation.
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Mariah L. v. Administration for Children’s Services (Challenge to ACS's refusal to pay for charge's sex reassignment surgery)
Appellate Division, First Department, Index No. K1154-96 (amicus) The issues in this case are whether sex reassignment surgery is an effective treatment for gender identity disorder, whether the surgery can be used to treat children and whether gender identity disorder is a serious medical condition for which sex reassignment surgery is medically necessary.
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