Alabama Code § 16-40A-5 governs classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity within the Alabama public schools.

Alabama Code § 16-40A-2, outlines the required elements of sex education in the Alabama's public schools. The statute mandates that instruction emphasize abstinence as the only fully effective means of preventing unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and that abstinence outside marriage is the expected social norm for unmarried students.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in Massey v. Dorning, 611 F. Supp. 3d 1301 (N.D. Ala. 2020), examined gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims brought by Sonya Massey, a deputy sheriff in Madison County. Massey alleged that the Sheriff’s Office fostered a culture hostile to women, where female employees faced sexual harassment, unsafe assignments, and retaliatory actions for reporting misconduct.

In Morris v. Bessemer City Board of Education (N.D. Ala. 2020), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama reviewed claims of employment discrimination and retaliation brought by Connie Morris, a former athletic director.

In Adams v. City of Mobile (S.D. Ala. 2024), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama evaluated discrimination and retaliation claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes.

In Summit Medical Associates, P.C. v. Pryor, the Eleventh Circuit addressed constitutional challenges to Alabama’s Partial-Birth Abortion Act and its Post-Viability Abortion Statute.

In West Alabama Women’s Center v. Williamson, 900 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2018), the Eleventh Circuit examined the constitutionality of Alabama’s Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. The law sought to ban dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedures, a standard method utilized in most second-trimester abortions and miscarriages.

In Eknes-Tucker v. Governor of the State of Alabama, 80 F.4th 1205 (11th Cir. 2023), the U.S.

The Alabama Constitution contains several provisions relevant to matters of reproduction, marriage, and freedom of religion.

In June Medical Services v. Russo, the U.S.