*Christina Charikofsky I. Introduction In a summer marked by significant and far-reaching Supreme Court decisions,[1] the Court denied a consequential petition for certiorari in the Fourth Circuit case of Williams v. Kincaid.[2] The denial allowed a landmark ruling, which permitted “gender dysphoria” to qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),[3] toContinue reading “Williams v. Kincaid: Outlier or Trendsetter?”
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Williams v. Kincaid: The Fourth Circuit’s Landmark Protection of Gender Dysphoria Under the ADA
*Erin Turvey I. Introduction On August 16, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a landmark decision extending protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to people with gender dysphoria.[1] Plaintiff Kesha Williams (Williams), a transgender woman diagnosed with gender dysphoria, was incarcerated for six months in the FairfaxContinue reading “Williams v. Kincaid: The Fourth Circuit’s Landmark Protection of Gender Dysphoria Under the ADA”
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