October 03, 2023
A deal ending a class action led by a transgender University of Arizona professor who claimed that Arizona's state employee health plan unlawfully denied coverage for transition-related surgery has been approved, with a federal judge ignoring objections from Republican leaders of the state Legislature.
July 10, 2023
The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature told a federal court to reject a deal ending a transgender University of Arizona professor's suit alleging that the state's employee health care plan illegally denied coverage for transition-related surgery, arguing Monday that an executive order signed last month already resolved the issue.
January 06, 2023
An Arizona federal judge postponed oral arguments in a transgender professor's class action alleging the state's employee health care plan illegally denies coverage for gender confirmation surgery, signaling that a resolution may be on the horizon after a change in the state's political leadership.
November 23, 2022
Arizona and officials in the state have urged a federal court to grant them summary judgment in a bias lawsuit brought by a trans employee who sought unsuccessfully to have the state's health plan cover his hysterectomy, arguing an exclusion for gender-confirmation surgery wasn't discriminatory based on sex or gender.
August 09, 2022
An Arizona federal judge vacated an order Tuesday requiring Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to turn over attorney-client documents detailing the decision to deny coverage to state health plan participants for gender-confirmation surgery, as long as the legal advice isn't used in the state's trial defense.
May 27, 2022
Transgender people claiming that benefits denials violate anti-discrimination laws, as well as employers and health care providers that say covering gender-confirmation surgery would violate their religious beliefs, have launched lawsuits in federal court seeking rulings on the scope of their rights. Here's a look at five cases hinging on trans worker health coverage that lawyers should keep an eye on.
May 09, 2022
A federal judge has rejected a last-ditch challenge from Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey's office to a subpoena requiring state officials to fork over attorney-client discussions detailing the decision-making process behind the state health plan's refusal to cover gender-affirming surgery.
April 22, 2022
Arizona is continuing its battle to conceal attorney-client discussions related to its state health plan's refusal to cover gender-affirming surgery amid litigation over the decision, insisting in federal court that the state's strategy in the case protects the information from disclosure.
April 14, 2022
The Ninth Circuit said Thursday that Arizona must fork over attorney-client discussions detailing the decision-making process behind the state health plan's refusal to cover gender-affirming surgery, backing a lower court's finding that the state's argument that the communications were privileged didn't hold up.
March 10, 2022
The Ninth Circuit appeared unlikely Thursday to side with Arizona's challenge to a trial judge's ruling that the state must reveal discussions with attorneys about refusing to cover gender-affirming surgeries for state workers, but indicated the lower court might need to rethink its decision.