During a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 4, partner Eve Hill won a temporary restraining order on behalf of three transgender women in Washington, D.C., preventing the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from implementing the Trump administration’s executive order to move all transgender women to men’s facilities and stop their hormone treatment, as reported by the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Politico, and more.
Eve is representing these women alongside attorneys from Rosen Bien Galvan and Grunfeld, as well as advocates from the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).
This lawsuit alleges that the BOP’s planned actions under Executive Order violate the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination and requires accommodations for disabilities such as gender dysphoria, the Fifth and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution, and the Administrative Procedure Act, both because they are “arbitrary and capacious,” and because they conflict with a Prison Rape Elimination Act regulation requiring prison officials to make housing determinations based on an individualized assessment of safety and security. Learn more about the lawsuit here.
BGL is committed to fighting to make sure that LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination of all kinds. We draw on decades of experience in civil rights cases to provide representation. We represent LGBTQ+ clients in all areas of the law including employment, family, insurance coverage, and criminal defense. We have pursued cases on behalf of students whose schools censor LGBTQ+ content and on behalf of employees whose employers refuse to extend health insurance coverage to their same-sex spouses. We are also proud to partner with other organizations to advocate for LGBTQ+ equality in the law and to shape policy. Learn more about our LGBTQ+ rights practice here.
ABOUT EVE HILL
Eve Hill is one of the nation’s leading civil rights lawyers, known especially for her work with clients with disabilities and LGBTQ+ clients. She has been recognized by Law360 as one of just 12 “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” for 2023, as well as by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2022 and 2023). Her wide-ranging experience complements Brown Goldstein & Levy’s decades of dedication to high-impact disability rights cases and its advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities and their families. Eve chairs the Board of Trustees for the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, a national legal advocacy organization advancing and protecting the civil rights of adults and children with mental illness. Eve also leads Inclusivity, BGL’s Strategic Consulting Group, which works with organizations to promote the education, engagement, and employment of people with disabilities. Learn more about Eve here.
ABOUT BROWN GOLDSTEIN & LEVY
Founded in 1982, Brown Goldstein & Levy is a law firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an office in Washington, D.C. The firm is nationally recognized in a wide variety of practice areas, including complex civil and commercial litigation, civil rights, health care, family law, and criminal defense. Above all else, Brown Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered law firm that brings decades of experience and passionate, effective advocacy to your fight for justice.
PLEASE FIND MEDIA COVERAGE BELOW
Judge blocks Trump’s order to send trans women to men’s prisons | The Washington Post (February 5, 2025)
Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men’s prison | Associated Press, picked up by NBC News, Times Union, WNKY News 40 (February 4, 2025)
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Move Trans Women to Men’s Prisons | The New York Times (February 4, 2025)
Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on transgender prisoners | Politico (February 4, 2025)
Judge blocks federal prison system from moving three transgender women to men’s prisons | CNN (February 4, 2025)
