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ACLU of Kentucky and NCLR Statement on Stay of Injunction in Trans Youth Healthcare Ban

A Federal Judge in Kentucky’s west district today ruled to stay the preliminary injunction in Doe v Thornbury, the case regarding medically necessary care for transgender youth in Kentucky.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality

ACLU-KY Files Brief Asking Court to Strike Down Partisan Gerrymandering Laws

On behalf of the ACLU of Kentucky, the National ACLU, Black Lives Matter Louisville, and Kentucky Equal Justice Center, attorneys from the ACLU of Kentucky and the National ACLU’s Voting Rights Project filed an amicus brief asking the KY Supreme Court to strike down House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 3.

Federal Court Blocks Unconstitutional Bans on Necessary Medical Care For Transgender Youth

Today, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky granted the ACLU of Kentucky, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP’s motion for a preliminary injunction blocking Section 4 of Senate Bill 150.

ACLU-KY Calls on Justice Partners to Collaborate to Keep Jail Populations Down in Wake of The Bail Project Transition

The Bail Project Louisville today announced it will end direct bailout operations in Kentucky and transition their work to advocacy for systemic pretrial justice and pretrial detention reforms.

Statement on Dismissal of State Abortion Case

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, ACLU, PPFA, and PPGNHAIK today filed motions to dismiss the case EMW v. Daniel Cameron.

ACLU-KY Files Brief Asking Court to Strike Down Change of Venue Law

On behalf of the Kentucky Resources Council, the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, and the ACLU of Kentucky, attorneys from the ACLU of Kentucky and the national ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative filed an amicus brief asking the Court to strike down Senate Bill 126, a “change of venue” law.

ACLU of Kentucky and Partner Organizations File Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief in Doe v. Thornbury

Today the ACLU of Kentucky, with partner organization the National Center for Lesbian Rights and law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, filed a motion for preliminary injunctive relief from Section 4 of SB 150, the ban on essential healthcare for trans youth in 2023.

ACLU-KY and NCLR Partner to Sue over Transgender Health Care Ban in Kentucky

We're suing in state court to block a gender-affirming health care ban aimed at trans youth in Kentucky from becoming law.