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| Court Upholds San Franciscos Landmark Domestic Partnership Law | 06/15/2001 |
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(LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2001) — In a unanimous decision that Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said could help advance domestic partner benefits around the country, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld key parts of San Francisco’s landmark Equal Benefits Ordinance that requires city contractors to extend benefits to their unmarried employees. Criminal Justice |
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| Court Urged to Reject Discrimination Based on Religious Belief | 03/22/2000 |
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(LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2000)—In a case concerning two Alaskan landlords who refuse to rent to unmarried couples, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund argues that gay people and many others are at risk if individuals can use personal beliefs to exempt themselves from fair housing and other anti-discrimination laws. Housing |
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| Court's Decision on Marriage Should Go into Effect on Schedule, Says Legal Brief on Behalf of Couples | 05/28/2008 |
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| CSWE and Lambda Legal Release First Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression Study in Social Work Education | 11/02/2009 |
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| CWLA and Experts Join in Issuing Recommended Practices for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care | 06/07/2012 |
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(New York June 7, 2012) - The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and a coalition of child welfare advocates and experts have joined to issue Recommended Practices to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth and Youth at Risk of or Living with HIV i Teens & Young Adults | Youth in Out-of-Home Care |
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| Daily Journal Names Lambda Legal's Tara Borelli One of the Top Women Lawyers for 2012 | 05/09/2012 |
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(Los Angeles, May 9, 2012) -- The Daily Journal has named Lambda Legal Western Regional Office Staff Attorney Tara Borelli to its annual list of California's top female attorneys. The list features 75 litigators and 25 corporate or transactional lawyers who have played a significant role in California's legal market over the past year. |
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| Damages in Boys Dont Cry Murder Argued Before Nebraska Supreme Court | 01/11/2001 |
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| Damages in Boys Dont Cry Murder Argued Before Nebraska Supreme Court | 01/09/2000 |
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(NEW YORK, January 9, 2001) — Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is urging Nebraska’s highest court to hold a Richardson County sheriff more accountable for his failure to protect a rape victim, who was raped and later killed because of his gender identity. Transgender Rights |
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| Days After Lambda Legals Appeal, Kaiser Permanente Approves Kidney Transplant for Patient with HIV | 10/08/2003 |
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(Denver, Wednesday October 8, 2003) - Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund today welcomed Kaiser Permanente’s announcement that it has reconsidered its initial rejection of a kidney transplant for a Denver-area man with HIV and will now cover the procedure. HIV |
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| Delaware Superior Court Issues Order Protecting Same-Sex Couple Under Civil Union Law | 03/14/2012 |
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(Wilmington, March 14, 2012) - On Friday, a Delaware Superior Court in Wilmington issued a stipulated order that respects the private communications of a Delaware same-sex couple married in California prior to the effective date of Delaware's civil union law. Marriage |
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