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FIRST LOOK: Two Lawyers Analyze Tuesday’s LGBTQ Supreme Court Argument

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By Lambda Legal

October 8, 2019

Analysis from two lawyers who were in the courtroom for the Title VII LGBTQ employees Supreme Court argument.
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Historic LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases

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By Lambda Legal

October 8, 2019

The text of Title VII is as clear as day: if an employer refuses to hire, dismisses, or mistreats an employee ‘because of’ that employee’s sex, they are in violation of the law.
Lambda Legal Names Former Obama Official and GLSEN Founder Kevin Jennings as CEO

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By Lambda Legal

October 7, 2019

Today, Lambda Legal’s Board of Directors announced it has named Kevin Jennings, Tenement Museum President and founder of Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), as the organization’s new CEO.
Sex and the Supreme Court: It's Not Just About LGBTQ Workers

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By Lambda Legal

October 2, 2019

Our entire movement, and everyone who cares about us, should have their eyes on DC.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Equality Act, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Oregon Appellate Court Should Uphold Their Ruling Against Anti-LGBTQ Bakery (Again)

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By Lambda Legal

September 20, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Oregon
Lambda Legal and MMAA To Court: Don't Let The Trump Administration Discharge These HIV-Positive Airmen

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By Lambda Legal

September 18, 2019

Today, lawyers for two active-duty Airmen who are living with HIV urged a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to uphold a preliminary injunction granted in February that prevents the Trump Administration from continuing with discharge proceedings against members of the U.S. Air Force living with HIV.
Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

September 16, 2019

The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a 4-3 decision reversing a lower court ruling that had denied a Phoenix business owners’ request that they be exempt from the City of Phoenix anti-discrimination ordinance and instead be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Arizona
VICTORY! Transgender Ohioans to Get Their Day in Court in Lawsuit Against the State

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By Lambda Legal

September 12, 2019

A U.S. District Court judge today ruled that the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU Ohio on behalf of four transgender plaintiffs seeking accurate birth certificates from the state of Ohio can proceed.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Ohio
Same-Sex Maryland Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Treating Their Six-Month-Old Daughter as Born out of Wedlock

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By Lambda Legal

September 12, 2019

Today, Immigration Equality, Lambda Legal, and pro bono counsel Morgan Lewis filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Maryland against the U.S. Department of State for refusing to recognize the citizenship of Kessem Kiviti, the daughter of married U.S. citizens Roee and Adiel Kiviti. The State Department’s policy treats the children of U.S. citizens in same-sex marriages as “born out of wedlock,” unconstitutionally stripping their children of citizenship.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Immigration, Maryland
Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

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By Lambda Legal

August 27, 2019

Northcott publicly stated that he does not file domestic assault charges if the violence occurred between same-sex spouses, does not recognize “homosexual marriage,” and would not prosecute Tennessee county clerks who deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Tennessee

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FIRST LOOK: Two Lawyers Analyze Tuesday’s LGBTQ Supreme Court Argument

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Historic LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases

scotus_hue.png

Lambda Legal Names Former Obama Official and GLSEN Founder Kevin Jennings as CEO

image1.jpeg

Sex and the Supreme Court: It's Not Just About LGBTQ Workers

still_gay.jpg

Oregon Appellate Court Should Uphold Their Ruling Against Anti-LGBTQ Bakery (Again)

sweetcakes.png

Lambda Legal and MMAA To Court: Don't Let The Trump Administration Discharge These HIV-Positive Airmen

unknown.jpeg

Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

we_are_getting_married_invitation.jpg

VICTORY! Transgender Ohioans to Get Their Day in Court in Lawsuit Against the State

ohio.png

Same-Sex Maryland Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Treating Their Six-Month-Old Daughter as Born out of Wedlock

image003.jpg

Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

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