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Summary Judgment in Catholic Charities Case against DCFS

August 18, 2011 - Yesterday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Schmidt heard arguments in a lawsuit against the State of Illinois filed by several Catholic Charities agencies.

August 18, 2011

State Issues New Birth Certificates to Three Transgender ACLU Clients

CHICAGO –After years of promises and inaction, three ACLU of Illinois clients soon will receive new birth certificates from the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health that reflect their correct gender.

July 19, 2011

Centralia School District Stops Unconstitutional Censoring of Pro-LGBT Websites in Schools

CHICAGO – Centralia High School in downstate Illinois has removed a web filter that blocked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) related websites after the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois questioned the district about its use of Interne

June 23, 2011

Wilmette School District Asked to Stop Unconstitutional Censoring of Pro-LGBT Websites in Schools

CHICAGO – A suburban Chicago school district, Avoca School District 37, has been asked to discontinue the use of Internet filtering software that improperly censors websites “that advocate fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons.” A

May 12, 2011

Individuals Ask Court to Declare Unconstitutional Illinois Vital Records Requirements for Genital Surgery

CHICAGO –Despite promises to the contrary, the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health has failed to fix its practice of refusing to correct the gender on birth certificates of transgender individuals who have had gender confirmation surgery but not the specific form

May 11, 2011

Proviso East student successfully challenges policy prohibiting young women from wearing tuxedos to prom

CHICAGO – Little less than a year after a young Mississippi woman captured national headlines successfully challenging a local school policy that denied her ability to wear a tuxedo to a public high scho

April 1, 2011