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| U.S. Supreme Court Further Constricts Power of the ADA | 01/09/2002 |
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(NEW YORK, January 9, 2002) — The United States Supreme Court ruling in Toyota v. Williams, refusing to recognize workplace-related limitations, further erodes the definition of “disability” and the strength of employee protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said Wednesday. Employment and Rights in the Workplace |
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| U.S. Supreme Court Denies Lambda Legal Appeal of Louisiana Birth Certificate Ruling | 10/11/2011 |
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(Washington, DC, October 11, 2011) The U.S. Supreme Court today denied Lambda Legals petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of a same-sex couple seeking an accurate birth certificate for their Louisiana-born son whom they adopted in New York. The Louisiana state registrar has refused to recognize the adoption and issue a birth certificate listing both fathers as the boys parents. Adoption and Parenting | Same-Sex Relationships | Teens & Young Adults |
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| U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear HIV Insurance Caps Case | 01/10/2000 |
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(CHICAGO, January 10, 2000) — The United States Supreme Court Monday declined to review a case that seeks to clarify that the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits insurance companies from imposing disease-specific caps that limit health coverage for policyholders with HIV or other disabilities. HIV |
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| U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of Last Remaining Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative | 10/13/1998 |
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(CHICAGO, October 13, 1998) -- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said Tuesday that the United States Supreme Court's refusal to review Cincinnati's Issue 3, which prohibits "protected status" for lesbians and gay men, leaves Cincinnatians to battle further over the reach of the controversial measure, but has no implications beyond that case. Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments |
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| U.S. Supreme Court asked to review constitutionality of Texas "Homosexual Conduct" Law | 07/16/2002 |
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| U.S. State Department Illegally Discriminates With HIV-Litmus Test On Foreign Service Applicants, Lambda Legal Argues In Lawsuit Filed Today | 09/03/2003 |
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(Washington, D.C., September 3, 2003) -- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in federal court today arguing that the State Department illegally prohibits anyone with HIV from being hired as a Foreign Service officer, regardless of applicant’s qualifications or health status. HIV |
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| U.S. State Department Illegally Discriminates With HIV-Litmus Test On Foreign Service Applicants, Lambda Legal Argues In Lawsuit Filed Today | 09/03/2003 |
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(Washington, D.C., September 3, 2003) — Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit in federal court today arguing that the State Department illegally prohibits anyone with HIV from being hired as a Foreign Service officer, regardless of applicant's qualifications or health status. |
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| U.S. State Department Illegally Discriminates Against Foreign Service Applicants with HIV, Lambda Legal Will Argue at Federal Court Hearing Friday | 02/24/2005 |
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| U.S. State Department Illegally Discriminates Against Foreign Service Applicants with HIV, Lambda Legal Will Argue at Federal Court Hearing Friday | 02/24/2005 |
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| U.S. Ninth Circuit Hears Prop 8 Oral Arguments; Lambda Legal Pleased at Line of Questioning | 12/06/2010 |
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(Los Angeles, December 6, 2010) In response to today's oral arguments in the appeal of a federal case striking down California's Proposition 8, Lambda Legal National Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer issued the following statement: |
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