The court granted the EEOC’s motion to dismiss, holding that the lawsuit targeted discretionary enforcement decisions and that FreeState had not shown an injury that a federal court could fix. The memorandum opinion in Civil Action No. GLR-25-2482 is available in court filings posted by the National Women’s Law Center. (…)

The suit, filed July 29, 2025, on behalf of FreeState Justice, was brought with backing from advocacy groups including Democracy Forward and the National Women’s Law Center. The complaint accuses the EEOC of adopting a “Trans Exclusion Policy” that halted processing of many gender-identity complaints, tossed out active cases, and effectively cut transgender workers off from the agency’s investigation process. Court summaries and docket entries are compiled by the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. (…)

Liz Theran, senior director of litigation at the National Women’s Law Center, said the organization is reviewing the ruling and “considering our options,” and added that “regardless of the outcome of this case, transgender people deserve workplaces free from discrimination,” as reported by The Associated Press. The decision sets up a likely next chapter in litigation and advocacy over how far courts can go in policing agency enforcement choices.