Jespersen v. Harrah's Casino (Brief)

Photos and Briefs

 

Lambda Legal is cocounsel on a case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of Darlene Jespersen, charging Harrah's Casino with violating sex discrimination laws for terminating her because she didn't conform to the company's rigid sex stereotypes regarding employees' personal appearance. To learn more about this case, click here or read the briefs and exhibits below.

Harrah's "Personal Best"
Jespersen, Herself
Jespersen in Harrah's "Personal Best"
Click here to download hi-res photographs of Darlene Jespersen, suitable for print work.
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    Lambda Legal's Court Briefs
  • Reply Brief for Petition for Rehearing En Banc, December 28, 2004
  • Body Petition for Rehearing, December 28, 2004
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit 2
  • Exhibit 3
  • Appellant's Opening Brief, June 17, 2003
  • Appellant's Reply Brief, August 14, 2003
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    Friend-of-the-Court Briefs filed in support of Darlene Jespersen
  • The ACLU of Nevada, Northwest Women's Law Center, California Women's Law Center and Gender PAC
  • The National Employment Lawyers Association, the Alliance for Workers' Rights and the Legal Aid Society
  • Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission
  • National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Transgender Law Center