Joe Wardenski
joewardenski.bsky.social
Joe Wardenski
@joewardenski.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer | Founder & Principal of Wardenski P.C. | NYC
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BREAKING: A federal court just blocked South Carolina's bathroom ban, reaffirming the right of our client to use restrooms that align with his gender identity. This is a win to be celebrated for trans rights and trans youth.
August 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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A federal appeals court has blocked South Carolina and a public school district from denying our client, a trans boy, access to boys' restrooms when he starts high school today. We're proud to work with @publicjustice.bsky.social on this case. www.wardenskilaw.com/news/appeals...
Appeals Court Blocks South Carolina School Bathroom Ban for Transgender Student — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has enjoined the State of South Carolina, a South Carolina school district, and other defendants from denying a transgender boy access to boys’ restroo...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We're pleased to welcome Donna Webster, a rising 2L at @nyulaw.bsky.social, as the firm's Summer 2025 law clerk. Donna will work closely with the firm's attorneys on our cutting-edge civil rights litigation work around the country. www.wardenskilaw.com/news/wardens...
May 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Our client, Jennifer Capasso, explains to @uppereastsite.com why she sued Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after years of mistreatment for being transgender. Read more about the lawsuit on our website here: www.wardenskilaw.com/news/transge....
The lawsuit alleges the Upper East Side cancer care provider misgendered and mistreated a trans patient, causing anxiety, misdiagnosis and PTSD.

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April 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Together with our co-counsel at Correia & Puth, we have sued Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on behalf of our client, a transgender woman who has experienced pervasive discrimination during her five years of treatments at the premier cancer hospital.
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Transgender Patient Sues Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for Years of Discriminatory Treatment — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law
Wardenski P.C. and Correia & Puth, PLLC have filed a civil rights lawsuit in New York state court against Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York City on behalf of Jennifer Capass...
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April 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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This week's episode of @thisamericanlife.org covers the preliminary injunction hearing in Talbott v. U.S., the challenge to the Trump Administration's transgender military ban that we are litigating with @gladlaw.bsky.social and @nclrights.bsky.social.
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Exhibit Three - This American Life
Producer Laura Starecheski takes us inside one dramatic court hearing on the Trump administration’s executive order and new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military.
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March 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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@wardenskilaw.com is proud to represent @natfairhouse.bsky.social, Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, and Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania in this disability rights lawsuit, together with our co-counsel at @declasi.bsky.social.
March 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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A federal judge in Delaware has allowed fair housing claims against AION Management, a multi-state rental housing provider, to continue. The suit alleges that mulitple AION properties in PA and DE refuse to consider assigned parking as an accommodation for tenants with physical disabilities.
Court Denies Multi-State Housing Provider’s Motions to Dismiss Disability Rights Suit — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law
On March 18, 2025, a federal judge in Delaware allowed fair housing disability rights claims brought by three fair housing organizations and the United States of America against AION Management, a mul...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Yesterday, Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump Administration from implementing its discriminatory ban on military service by transgender people. We're proud to represent the plaintiffs in this case as co-counsel with @gladlaw.bsky.social and @nclrights.bsky.social.
Federal Court Blocks Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban — Wardenski P.C. | Civil Rights Law
On March 18, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration from enforcing its discriminatory ban on military service by transgender peop...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Today, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump Administration from enforcing its discriminatory ban on transgender service members. Wardenski P.C. is honored to co-counsel with @gladlaw.bsky.social and @nclrights.bsky.social in representing the plaintiffs in this case.
March 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Right now, transgender individuals are being used as a political weapon. It’s dangerous and unjust.

To the trans community: I’m fighting for you, and I will always defend your right to be exactly who you are.
February 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This week, Wardenski P.C. joined @nclrights.bsky.social and @gladlaw.bsky.social in suing to challenge President Trump's transgender military ban. We're proud to represent Nicolas Talbott and six other plaintiffs in this suit.
He wants to keep serving his country. Donald Trump says he can't
Nicolas Talbott is one of the plaintiffs filing suit against President Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military. This is his story.
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February 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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We are honored to join @nclrights.bsky.social and @gladlaw.bsky.social in challenging the Trump Administration's latest attack on transgender service members.
“President Trump’s repeated targeting of transgender service members is a stain on our military, one that strikes at the very heart of military standards and core American values. Left unchecked it could have ripples across all sectors of society” - Shannon Minter, Legal Director at NCLR.
January 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Please follow my law firm, @wardenskilaw.com, for updates on the important civil rights cases we are litigating across the country.
January 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM