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Federal Court Rules Employers Can't Fire People for Being Gay

By Lambda Legal

April 4, 2017

In a groundbreaking, 8-3 decision, the full Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation violates federal civil rights law.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Indiana

U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down Arkansas’s Attempt to Treat Married Same-Sex Parents Unequally

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By Lambda Legal

June 26, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court made clear that states may not treat same-sex married couples differently than other married couples.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Arkansas

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Anti-LGBTQ Bakery Case

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

June 26, 2017

The case involves a Denver bakery that cited religious beliefs and refused to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Colorado

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There’s Already A Federal Law Protecting Transgender Students, and Today Is Its 45th Birthday

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By Sasha Buchert

June 23, 2017

Happy birthday, Title IX!

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools

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Fifth Circuit Unleashes Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law, HB 1523

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By Lambda Legal

June 22, 2017

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the injunction against Mississippi House Bill 1523, the discriminatory anti-LGBT legislation challenged in Barber v. Bryant, the federal lawsuit brought by Mississippi civil rights attorney Robert McDuff, the Mississippi Center for Justice and Lambda Legal. The advocates will continue to fight this discriminatory law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Mississippi

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Lambda Legal and American Constitution Society Find States Fail to Measure the Diversity of Judges

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By Lambda Legal

June 21, 2017

States fail to collect basic information on the demographic and professional backgrounds of state judges, according to a new report released today by Lambda Legal and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS).

See Also: Fair Courts Project

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Staffing Up the Resistance: Lambda Legal Hires Attorney Sasha Buchert to Join Washington, DC Team

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By Lambda Legal

June 19, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal announced the hiring of Sasha Buchert, who will join the organization’s Washington, DC office as a Staff Attorney. Prior to joining Lambda, Buchert was a staff attorney and policy counsel at the Transgender Law Center.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws & Amendments, Community Education Advocacy & Inclusion, Law & Policy Project, Washington, D.C.

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Historic: First Openly LGBT Judge Nominated to New York Court of Appeals

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By Susan Sommer

June 16, 2017

Governor Andrew Cuomo made judicial history by nominating Associate Justice Paul Feinman to the New York Court of Appeals.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, New York

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Federal Court Rules Employers Can't Fire People for Being Gay

U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down Arkansas’s Attempt to Treat Married Same-Sex Parents Unequally

istock-460897297.jpg

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Anti-LGBTQ Bakery Case

istock-527373183.jpg

There’s Already A Federal Law Protecting Transgender Students, and Today Is Its 45th Birthday

jon-tyson-228429.jpg

Fifth Circuit Unleashes Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law, HB 1523

dont_discriminate_cropped.jpeg

Lambda Legal and American Constitution Society Find States Fail to Measure the Diversity of Judges

dc2fjivxsaafx2q.jpg

Staffing Up the Resistance: Lambda Legal Hires Attorney Sasha Buchert to Join Washington, DC Team

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Historic: First Openly LGBT Judge Nominated to New York Court of Appeals

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