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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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Dear Texas Legislature, Don't Tempt Us to Sue You. Love, Lambda Legal.

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

June 6, 2017

Gov. Abbott announced he would be including on the agenda for the special session reconsideration of misguided legislation driven by baseless fearmongering about transgender schoolchildren.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights

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Lambda Legal Celebrates Victory in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

February 16, 2017

In a unanimous ruling, the Court confirmed a simple principle: No business has the right to discriminate against LGBT people for any reason.

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Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

May 16, 2016

Although today’s ruling leaves ambiguity, what is clear is that we need nine justices sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBT Mississippi Bill HB 1523

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

April 5, 2016

Mississippi legislators and Gov. Bryant have ignored the voices of reason and responsibility and have exposed many already terribly vulnerable in the state to yet more discrimination, abuse and violence.

See Also: ANTI-LGBT RULINGS, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Mississippi

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Religious Exemptions 2015: Love, Honor, Cherish in the Year of Nooooo!

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

December 30, 2015

It is essential that we launch 2016 remaining staunch against efforts to create religious carve-outs, to expand beyond all recognition what religious freedom really means, and to turn civil rights laws perversely into tools for discrimination.

See Also: Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination

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Lambda Legal Hails Passage of Human Relations Ordinance in Sedona, Arizona

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

September 8, 2015

The Sedona, Arizona, City Council amended the City Code to include a new chapter prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, employment and housing on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, familial status, age, disability or veteran status.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Law and Policy Project, Arizona

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From Impact Magazine: Indiana Was the Tip Of The Iceberg

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

August 18, 2015

More than 100 state bills so far have aimed to use religious beliefs as an excuse for discrimination. The idea is to allow businesses and public employees to mistreat LGBT people and consider married same-sex couples as unmarried.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Same-sex relationships, Indiana

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The Equality Act Continues the March Toward Justice for All

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

July 23, 2015

Everything you need to know about the federal bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing, credit, education and jury service.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Housing

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Lambda Legal Applauds Introduction of Federal Nondiscrimination Bill in Congress

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

July 23, 2015

Today Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Rhode Island Representative David Cicilline, together with lead co-sponsors Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), introduced the Equality Act, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing, credit, education, and jury service.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Housing, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care

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

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Dear Texas Legislature, Don't Tempt Us to Sue You. Love, Lambda Legal.

lambda-2017-4012-1200x630.png

Lambda Legal Celebrates Victory in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

flowers-blog.jpg

Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

pizer_392.jpg

Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBT Mississippi Bill HB 1523

pizer_392.jpg

Religious Exemptions 2015: Love, Honor, Cherish in the Year of Nooooo!

pizer_392.jpg

Lambda Legal Hails Passage of Human Relations Ordinance in Sedona, Arizona

pizer_392.jpg

From Impact Magazine: Indiana Was the Tip Of The Iceberg

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The Equality Act Continues the March Toward Justice for All

pizer_392.jpg

Lambda Legal Applauds Introduction of Federal Nondiscrimination Bill in Congress

equality_act-blog.jpg

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