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Lambda Legal: Application of DOMA to Block Health Benefits for Wife of Lesbian Federal Court Employee Would Be Unconstitutional 11/09/2010

(San Francisco, November 9, 2010)—Lambda Legal yesterday filed a brief in U.S.

Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments | Employment and Rights in the Workplace | Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections
Lambda Legal, Just New Mexico Applaud Opinion by NM Attorney General: Out-of-State Marriages "Likely Valid" in New Mexico 01/05/2011

Lambda Legal and Just New Mexico are praising an opinion letter issued yesterday by New Mexico Attorney General Gary King finding that marriages between people of the same sex performed in states or countries where they are legal likely are valid in New Mexico as well.

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections | Same-Sex Relationships
Lambda Legal Will Continue to Defend Wisconsin's Domestic Partnership Law 03/23/2011

(Chicago, March 23, 2011)—In response to the news that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has terminated legal firm Cullen, Weston, Pines & Bach in the case Appling v. Doyle, Lambda Legal issued the following statement from Christopher Clark, Senior Staff Attorney in the Midwest Regional Office in Chicago:

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections | Same-Sex Relationships
Lambda Legal Victory: New York Landlord Adds Wife of Lesbian Tenant to Rent-Stabilized Harlem Lease 08/01/2012

(New York, August 1, 2012) - Today, Lambda Legal announced that DSA Management, Inc., a New York City-based management company, and Nicholas Place LLC, the building owner, will comply with state and city law and add the wife of lesbian tenant, Regina Hawkins-Balducci, to her rent-stabilized lease.

Housing | Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections | Same-Sex Relationships
Lambda Legal Urges New York Landlord to Add Wife of Lesbian Tenant to Rent-Stabilized Harlem Lease 06/27/2012

(New York, June 27, 2012) - In a demand letter released today, Lambda Legal urged DSA Management, Inc., a New York City-based management company, and Nicholas Place LLC, the building owner, to add the wife of lesbian tenant, Regina Hawkins-Balducci, to her rent-stabilized lease in accordance with State and City law.

Housing | Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections
Lambda Legal Urges Maryland Counties to Recognize Out-of-State Marriages of Same-Sex Couples 06/27/2012

(Annapolis, MD June 27, 2012) - Lambda Legal sent letters today to the leaders of 20 Maryland counties asking for confirmation that it is county policy to recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples, including for purposes of county employee spousal benefits.

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections | Same-Sex Relationships
Lambda Legal Urges Illinois General Assembly to Pass Civil Unions Bill in Current Veto Session 11/16/2010

(Chicago, November 16, 2010) - The Illinois General Assembly is expected to vote on a civil unions bill during this veto session, and Lambda Legal urges the Illinois House and Senate to provide much needed protections for same-sex couples.

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections
Lambda Legal Urges Illinois General Assembly to Pass Civil Unions Bill in Current Veto Session 11/16/2010

(Chicago, November 16, 2010) - The Illinois General Assembly is expected to vote on a civil unions bill during this veto session, and Lambda Legal urges the Illinois House and Senate to provide much needed protections for same-sex couples.

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections
Lambda Legal Urges Illinois General Assembly to Pass Civil Unions Bill in Current Veto Session 11/16/2010

(Chicago, November 16, 2010) - The Illinois General Assembly is expected to vote on a civil unions bill during this veto session, and Lambda Legal urges the Illinois House and Senate to provide much needed protections for same-sex couples.

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections
Lambda Legal Urges Illinois General Assembly to Pass Civil Unions Bill in Current Veto Session 11/16/2010

(Chicago, November 16, 2010) - The Illinois General Assembly is expected to vote on a civil unions bill during this veto session, and Lambda Legal urges the Illinois House and Senate to provide much needed protections for same-sex couples.

Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections

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