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by From Sex to Marriage: The TeleconferenceListen in as Lambda Legal experts and former staffers discuss the importance of Lawrence v. Texas on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decision, and its impact on the marriage cases currently before the Court. MOREMarch 6, 2013 -
by Lambda Legal Files Supreme Court Briefs in Prop 8 and DOMA CasesIn the last 48 hours, Lambda Legal and our colleagues at GLAD have filed two powerful friend-of-the-court briefs. MOREMarch 1, 2013 -
by Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Prop 8Lambda Legal and GLAD submitted a friend-of-the court brief today arguing that Prop 8—which revoked same-sex couples’ freedom to marry in California—violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. MOREFebruary 28, 2013 -
by Lambda Legal Urges Court to Uphold California Ban on "Ex-Gay" TherapyThe law, known as SB 1172, prohibits state-licensed mental health providers from using dangerous efforts to change the sexual orientation of minors. MOREFebruary 5, 2013 -
by Towards a More Just Judiciary: Openly Gay Judges May Be Coming to a Court Near You!A new normal is emerging in courts in some states across the country as openly gay judges continue to be nominated to serve at the highest levels of the judiciary. There is no better example of this rapid progress than the recent change of hearts and minds in Virginia. MOREJanuary 18, 2013 -
by Making Judicial History in California and the Importance of LGBT JudgesYesterday, the California Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed the state’s first openly gay appellate justice. Back in 1979, California Governor Jerry Brown made history when he appointed the first openly gay judge in the United States, Stephen Lachs, to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. MOREDecember 21, 2012
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by Supreme Court Holds Action on Arizona State Employees Case and Remaining DOMA ChallengesThe U.S. Supreme Court issued no new orders today in the remaining LGBT rights cases on its docket. MOREDecember 10, 2012 -
by Today at the Supreme Court—ExplainedThe Court has now decided to hear one of the challenges to the provision of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) barring federal recognition of same-sex couples’ marriages and also to hear the challenge to California’s Proposition 8. What does it mean? MOREDecember 7, 2012 -
by The Supreme Court Goes for 2The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear two important LGBT cases this term: a challenge to a key section of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and the case against Prop 8. This is big! MOREDecember 7, 2012 -
by What Happened—or Didn’t Happen—at the Supreme Court TodayContrary to many people’s expectations, the Court did not issue any orders in any of the DOMA cases or in the Prop 8 case. MOREDecember 3, 2012
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