Joshua Block
Joshua Block is a senior counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union's LGBTQ & HIV Project, where he advocates for the rights of LGBTQ individuals, particularly focusing on issues surrounding transgender rights and discrimination. He has been vocal in legal battles against bans on transgender athletes participating in sports teams that align with their gender identity, emphasizing the importance of inclusion and safety for all students in school sports.
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ACLU attorney Joshua Block argued that if the evidence shows there are no relevant physiological differences between B.P.J. and other girls, then there's no basis to exclude her.
Trans athlete at center of Supreme Court Title IX case wins girls' track and field state championship
United States· 2026-05-27
Joshua Block is an ACLU attorney who argued against the definition of sex in the context of the Supreme Court case.
Idaho, WVa AGs predict ruling in SCOTUS case on trans athletes in women's sportsUnited States· 2026-01-16
ACLU attorney Joshua Block argued that sex should not be defined during a Supreme Court hearing on trans athletes in women's sports.
'Save Women's Sports' activists react to chaotic SCOTUS hearingUnited States· 2026-01-15
Joshua Block is an ACLU attorney who argued about the definition of 'sex' in the context of the case.
Inside the Supreme Court case on trans athletes in women's sportsUnited States· 2026-01-14
Joshua Block for Pepper-Jackson urged the justices to avoid a definite decision on the limits of Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination.
Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts are already looking ahead to the next major transgender controversyUnited States· 2026-01-14
Joshua Block argued on the floor of the U.S. Supreme Court that the definition of 'sex' should not be used when enforcing Title IX.
ACLU attorney argues against defining sex in Supreme Court trans caseUnited States· 2026-01-14
Attorney Joshua Block represented Becky Pepper-Jackson in the Supreme Court case regarding transgender athletes.
Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletesUnited States· 2026-01-14
Joshua Block is a senior counsel with the ACLU who will argue the case for Pepper-Jackson before the Supreme Court.
Becky Pepper-Jackson is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports caseUnited States· 2026-01-11
Joshua Block is senior counsel for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project.
Supreme Court agrees to review bans on transgender athletes joining teams that align with their gender identityUnited States· 2025-07-03
