Civil Rights Litigation

Consovoy McCarthy PLLC

CPAN is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the State of Colorado, including Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Colorado Civil Rights Division, challenging HB25- 1312, misleadingly titled “Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals. ” The law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments by compelling speech, punishing dissent, and overriding parental rights. By redefining “discrimination ” to include the use of birth names and biologically accurate pronouns, HB25-1312 exposes teachers, students, parents, and public employees to investigations, employment discipline, and significant civil liability, including monetary penalties, damages for alleged emotional distress, mandatory training, and attorney ’ s fees, triggered solely by speech.