2 Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crime Against Trans Woman Hours Before Her Murder
The men harassed and shot Alexa Neulisa Luciano with paintballs; she was found shot dead the following day.
September 27, 2023
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History in Oklahoma: Feds Sue School for Trans Discrimination
The Department of Justice files its first suit challenging discrimination against a transgender person.
March 31, 2015
Supreme Court Will Hear Marriage Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear four marriage equality cases from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld marriage bans in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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January 16, 2015
Biden's Justice Dept.: Prisons Must Assure Safety of Trans Inmates
The DOJ filed a statement of interest in Ashley Diamond's case against the Georgia prison system, which she says failed to protect her from sexual assault and denied her health care.
April 26, 2021
Matt Shepard's Parents Snub AG Barr: We Won't 'Kowtow to Hypocrisy'
It's "hypocritical" for Barr to celebrate the hate-crimes law named for their son while supporting discrimination, Judy and Dennis Shepard said.
October 16, 2019
DOJ drops suit alleging Utah discriminated against trans inmate
The state's Attorney General Derek Brown credits President Donald Trump for the decision and a new attitude from the federal prosecutors.
February 12, 2025
Trump Administration Backs Idaho's Anti-Trans School Sports Law
The Department of Justice, headed by William Barr, supports a state law barring trans females from girls' and women's school sports teams.
June 22, 2020
Anti-LGBTQ Bias Pervasive at Justice Department, Employees Say
DOJ Pride, representing LGBTQ employees at the department, cited many complaints in a letter to Attorney General William Barr.
March 28, 2019
Judge nixes Justice Department subpoena of telehealth trans health care provider
The Trump administration sought not to investigate but to intimidate QueerDoc, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead wrote.
October 30, 2025
Gov. Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates
The state's abysmal treatment of incarcerated trans people was the subject of a scathing Department of Justice report last year that was withdrawn last month by the Trump administration.
May 12, 2025
Utah violated rights of trans woman inmate who performed surgery on herself, DOJ finds
The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.
March 25, 2024
Justice Dept. Seeks to Block Alabama Trans Health Care Ban
The department filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the ban and asks a court to keep it from going into effect.
April 29, 2022
Tennessee's Controversial Sex Worker Law Discriminates Against Those With HIV: DOJ
The law is the subject of a separate lawsuit from sex workers living with HIV.
December 4, 2023
University of Michigan latest hospital system to abandon trans minor patients & families after DOJ subpoena
Gender-affirming care remains legal in Michigan, but Donald Trump’s attack on trans people is making it harder to access.
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August 26, 2025
DOJ: Denying Trans Inmates Hormones Is Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman Ashley Diamond's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.
April 8, 2015
Georgia Trans Inmate Relocated After Receiving Threats
Despite federal help in her health discrimination claim, Diamond has continued to face sexual abuse while imprisoned, including at least seven alleged rapes.
May 11, 2015
Attorney General Eric Holder, Defender of LGBT Rights, to Step Down
Holder's tenure as attorney general will be marked by his dedication to civil rights and landmark LGBT cases.
September 25, 2014
73 Republican Congressmen Challenge Obama's Trans Bathroom Policy
Rep. Bill Flores called the administration's support of trans students “blatant executive overreach.”
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May 19, 2016
DOJ Files Brief Undermining Protections of Transgender Students
The brief signals that the department, now led by Jeff Sessions, could be changing its stance on the trans-affirming education guidelines issued by the Obama administration.
February 11, 2017
Trump's DOJ withdraws support for trans woman incarcerated in Georgia
The Biden administration had previously supported the incarcerated woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the case.
April 29, 2025