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Court Case
Aug 4, 2026
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  • First Amendment Rights|
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Z.J.W. v. King George County School Board

The ACLU of Virginia and Potomac Law Group filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two students who were denied the opportunity to form a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at King George Middle School (KGMS) even as other noncurricular student groups were allowed to operate.
Court Case
Jul 27, 2022
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Peter Vlaming v. West Point School Board et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia joined the ACLU in filing an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, brief before the Supreme Court of Virginia in the case of Vlaming v. West Point School Board, arguing that public schoolteacher Peter Vlaming does not have an unfettered right to exercise free speech in the classroom when doing so results in discrimination against transgender students.
Court Case
Oct 1, 2021
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Byron Tanner Cross, et al. v. Loudoun County School Board, et al. (Amicus)

The ACLU of Virginia filed an amicus brief in the Loudoun County Circuit Court on behalf of ACLU Virginia, ACLU, Equality Virginia, Equality Loudoun, Side By Side, and He She Ze and We. The brief, filed on October 13, 2021, is in opposition to an emergency petition and preliminary injunction request filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf Mr. Cross and his fellow plaintiffs.