The number of civil cases that make it to trial in Fourth Circuit has seen an extreme decrease in the past 40 years. An amicus brief supporting the plaintiff cited statistics showing a mere 0.7% of cases went to trial in 2019, down from 8% of cases in 1973.
A groundbreaking ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals finds gender dysphoria is protected by federal antidiscrimination laws, a first for a circuit court.
According to Circuit Judge Diana Gribbon Motz, "[g]iven Congress' express instruction that courts construe the ADA in favor of maximum protection for those with disabilities, we could not adopt an unnecessarily restrictive reading of the ADA."
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