Toomey v. Arizona, State of et al

  1. June 15, 2020

    Trans Professor's Title VII Benefits Suit Gets Class Cert.

    A transgender University of Arizona professor's suit claiming the state's employee health care plan unlawfully denies gender confirmation-related surgeries will move forward as a class action, after an Arizona federal judge adopted recommendations for certification Monday.

  2. May 13, 2020

    Class Status In Gender Surgery Suit Gets Judge's Backing

    A federal judge has recommended granting class status to a transgender University of Arizona professor's suit claiming the state's employee health care plan unlawfully denies gender confirmation-related surgeries, finding there were enough people in the would-be class to justify certification.

  3. April 21, 2020

    Ariz. Fights Trans Prof's Class Bid In Gender Surgery Suit

    Arizona shot back at a university professor's bid for class status in his suit claiming the state's employee health care plan unlawfully denies gender confirmation-related surgeries, arguing there wouldn't be enough people in the would-be classes to warrant certification.

  4. March 09, 2020

    Trans Prof Says Gender Surgery Suit Ripe For Class Status

    A transgender University of Arizona professor is asking a federal judge to let him move forward with a class action accusing the state's employee health care plan of unlawfully denying transition-related surgeries, saying his suit is perfect for class treatment.

  5. October 23, 2019

    Trans Prof's Gender Surgery Suit Won't Wait For High Court

    A federal judge has denied Arizona's attempt to pause a University of Arizona professor's lawsuit claiming the state's employee health care plan unlawfully denies transition-related surgeries, saying he doesn't have to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Title VII forbids gender identity-based bias.

  6. July 03, 2019

    Trans Professor Wants Title VII Sex Bias Claim Kept Alive

    A transgender University of Arizona professor has hit back at a federal magistrate judge's recommendation to toss his claim that his health plan's failure to cover gender reassignment violates federal anti-discrimination law, arguing the statute's sex discrimination bar extends to bias based on gender nonconformity.  

  7. June 25, 2019

    Trans Professor's Title VII Claim Falls Short, Judge Says

    A federal magistrate judge has recommended tossing a transgender University of Arizona professor's claim that his health plan's failure to cover gender reassignment violates federal anti-discrimination law, but said the professor's claim that his constitutional rights were violated should survive.

  8. January 25, 2019

    U. Of Ariz. Prof Sues Over Transgender Health Care Denial

    A University of Arizona professor has sued the school's governing body, the state and members of the Arizona Department of Administration in federal court over the state employee health care plan's alleged policy of denying transgender employees' claims for transition-related surgeries.