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Appeals Court Blocks South Carolina School Bathroom Ban for Transgender Student — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has enjoined the State of South Carolina, a South Carolina school district, and other defendants from denying a transgender boy access to boys’ restroo...

A federal appeals court has blocked South Carolina and a public school district from denying our client, a trans boy, access to boys' restrooms when he starts high school today. We're proud to work with @publicjustice.bsky.social on this case. www.wardenskilaw.com/news/appeals...

'Open Cruelty': Transgender Troops Describe Indignities as They're Kicked Out of the Military Leaders in the Trump administration have minced few words in articulating how they feel about transgender troops.

Master Sergeant Logan Ireland, reflects on the involuntary separation of transgender servicemembers, stating, "Being denied [the] opportunity [to serve]—not due to my qualifications or abilities, but because of prejudice masked as policy—is profoundly disheartening."

Former officer alleges anti-trans discrimination at Arizona Department of Corrections Kaden Vitellaro filed the suit on July 10, claiming the Arizona Department of Corrections created a hostile work environment that forced him to quit.

Kaden Vitellaro filed the suit on July 10, claiming the Arizona Department of Corrections created a hostile work environment that forced him to quit.

Ex-guard sues Arizona prison bureau for anti-trans discrimination Kaden Vitellaro says he quit when he was told he had to announce himself as female whenever he entered a men’s housing unit.

Kaden Vitellaro says he quit when he was told he had to announce himself as female whenever he entered a men’s housing unit.

Former Correctional Officer Sues Arizona Department of Corrections for Anti-Transgender Discrimination — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law Kaden Vitellaro, a former correctional officer at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, has filed a federal employment discrimination lawsuit against the Arizona State Department of Corrections,...

We have filed a federal employment discrimination suit against the Arizona Department of Corrections on behalf of Kaden Vitellaro, a former correctional officer at the Tucson state prison, for anti-transgender discrimination and harassment. www.wardenskilaw.com/news/vitella...

FIRM NEWS: Donna Webster (NYU Law '27) Joins Wardenski P.C. as Summer 2025 Law Clerk

We're pleased to welcome Donna Webster, a rising 2L at @nyulaw.bsky.social, as the firm's Summer 2025 law clerk. Donna will work closely with the firm's attorneys on our cutting-edge civil rights litigation work around the country. www.wardenskilaw.com/news/wardens...

New Court Filing Urges DC Circuit to Rule on Whether Transgender Military Ban Is Rooted in Bias - GLAD Law Talbott plaintiffs alert the DC Circuit Court to Secretary of Defense Hegseth's open disparagement of transgender troops.

"The American people are sick of cowardly doublespeak."

Sec. Hegseth’s anti-trans comments expose the bias behind the transgender military ban. Read about our late-night filing yesterday in Talbott v. USA: www.gladlaw.org/new-court-fi...

The Supreme Court building in black and white. Below, text says, "Breaking News: The Supreme Court is allowing Trump's transgender military ban to take effect while multiple legal challenges move forward."

The Supreme Court just greenlit Trump's transgender military ban, putting thousands of dedicated servicemembers at risk. This is a devastating and unjust blow—but the fight is not over, and our lawsuit continues. We won’t back down.

Meet the soldiers suing the Trump admin over the transgender military ban | CNN Politics Lt. Nic Talbott and Maj. Erica Vandal, two of the transgender service members suing to block a ban, talk about why they should be allowed to serve in the military, and why the military benefits from t...

Today the Supreme Court ruled that the ban can go into effect. This will result in the purge of thousands of transgender service members just like Erica & Nic. Watch their stories here: www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/p...

Our client, Jennifer Capasso, explains to @uppereastsite.com why she sued Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after years of mistreatment for being transgender. Read more about the lawsuit on our website here: www.wardenskilaw.com/news/transge....

Transgender Patient Sues Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for Years of Discriminatory Treatment — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law Wardenski P.C. and Correia & Puth, PLLC have filed a civil rights lawsuit in New York state court against Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York City on behalf of Jennifer Capass...

Together with our co-counsel at Correia & Puth, we have sued Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on behalf of our client, a transgender woman who has experienced pervasive discrimination during her five years of treatments at the premier cancer hospital.
www.wardenskilaw.com/news/transge...

Exhibit Three - This American Life Producer Laura Starecheski takes us inside one dramatic court hearing on the Trump administration’s executive order and new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military.

This week's episode of @thisamericanlife.org covers the preliminary injunction hearing in Talbott v. U.S., the challenge to the Trump Administration's transgender military ban that we are litigating with @gladlaw.bsky.social and @nclrights.bsky.social.
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@wardenskilaw.com is proud to represent @natfairhouse.bsky.social, Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, and Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania in this disability rights lawsuit, together with our co-counsel at @declasi.bsky.social.

Court Denies Multi-State Housing Provider’s Motions to Dismiss Disability Rights Suit — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law On March 18, 2025, a federal judge in Delaware allowed fair housing disability rights claims brought by three fair housing organizations and the United States of America against AION Management, a mul...

A federal judge in Delaware has allowed fair housing claims against AION Management, a multi-state rental housing provider, to continue. The suit alleges that mulitple AION properties in PA and DE refuse to consider assigned parking as an accommodation for tenants with physical disabilities.

Federal Court Blocks Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law On March 18, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration from enforcing its discriminatory ban on military service by transgender peop...

Yesterday, Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump Administration from implementing its discriminatory ban on military service by transgender people. We're proud to represent the plaintiffs in this case as co-counsel with @gladlaw.bsky.social and @nclrights.bsky.social.

Today, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump Administration from enforcing its discriminatory ban on transgender service members. Wardenski P.C. is honored to co-counsel with @gladlaw.bsky.social and @nclrights.bsky.social in representing the plaintiffs in this case.

We’ve just received tremendously good news!

U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Talbott v. Trump, NCLR’s challenge to President Trump’s cruel ban on military service by transgender people.

He wants to keep serving his country. Donald Trump says he can't Nicolas Talbott is one of the plaintiffs filing suit against President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military. This is his story.

This week, Wardenski P.C. joined @nclrights.bsky.social and @gladlaw.bsky.social in suing to challenge President Trump's transgender military ban. We're proud to represent Nicolas Talbott and six other plaintiffs in this suit.

We are honored to join @nclrights.bsky.social and @gladlaw.bsky.social in challenging the Trump Administration's latest attack on transgender service members.