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Lambda Legal, ACLU and ACLU of Alabama to Challenge State Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

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By Lambda Legal

April 28, 2021

“If Alabama lawmakers insist on passing this cruel, dangerous, and unconstitutional legislation into law, the state will immediately have a lawsuit to deal with.”

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Alabama
It’s Never Okay to Attack Trans Youth, But Especially Not During a Global Health Crisis

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By Carl Charles

March 31, 2020

State and federal leaders are prioritizing harming trans young people during a historic catastrophe.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Coronavirus, Health Care Fairness, Trans Day of Visibility, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington
Update: Lambda Legal Teen Clients Will Attend Prom Together!

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By Lambda Legal

February 14, 2018

Lambda Legal received a response from east Alabama’s Calhoun County School District today that an Alexandria High School lesbian couple will be able to attend prom together.

See Also: Prom, Youth and Schools, Alabama
Lambda Legal To Alabama School District: Let Lesbian Couple Go To Prom, Or Get Sued

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By Lambda Legal

February 8, 2018

Lambda Legal sent a letter to eastern Alabama’s Calhoun County School District today warning school officials not to prevent a lesbian couple from attending the prom.

See Also: Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools, Alabama
Lambda Legal Commends Suspension of Chief Justice Roy Moore

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September 30, 2016

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary (COJ) issued an order today suspending Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore from the bench for the remainder of his term after a unanimous vote of the nine-member board.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Religious Exemptions, Alabama
LGBT Advocates Urge District Court Not to Let States Game the System

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By Lambda Legal

July 28, 2016

Five leading national civil and LGBT rights organizations late yesterday filed an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief in the multi-state lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s guidance regarding public school districts’ responsibility to allow transgender students to use the same restrooms as other students.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

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By Currey Cook

April 23, 2015

Two statements from Currey Cook,Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project National Director

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Alabama, Michigan, Texas
Judicial Travesty in Alabama

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March 4, 2015

What a travesty. The Alabama Supreme Court has rushed out a "per curiam" decision (one none of the members of that court would admit to authoring) ordering probate judges not to marry same-sex couples in the state without even providing for full briefing on the constitutional rights of same-sex couples and their families.

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Federal Court Orders Alabama Probate Judge to Start Issuing Marriage Licenses

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February 13, 2015

The federal judge who initially struck down Alabama’s discriminatory marriage ban, extended her order directing Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In yesterday's order, Judge Granade wrote:

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Lambda Legal to Alabama Probate Judges: Ignore Chief Justice Roy Moore

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By Lambda Legal

February 10, 2015

Lambda Legal sent an open letter to the President of the Alabama Probate Judges Association and probate judges of counties that are not issuing licenses to same-sex couples urging them to disregard Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s legally incorrect and unfounded Administrative Order and instead issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and different-sex couples alike, after the U.S.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Alabama

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Lambda Legal, ACLU and ACLU of Alabama to Challenge State Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

shutterstock_1429387109.jpg

It’s Never Okay to Attack Trans Youth, But Especially Not During a Global Health Crisis

day_3_-_callen-lorde4196.jpg

Update: Lambda Legal Teen Clients Will Attend Prom Together!

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Lambda Legal To Alabama School District: Let Lesbian Couple Go To Prom, Or Get Sued

image1_square.jpg

Lambda Legal Commends Suspension of Chief Justice Roy Moore

roy_moore.jpg

LGBT Advocates Urge District Court Not to Let States Game the System

lambda_legal_legal_briefs.jpg

Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

curreycookblog.png

Judicial Travesty in Alabama

davidson_274.jpg

Federal Court Orders Alabama Probate Judge to Start Issuing Marriage Licenses

lady-justice_istock_000011370607large.jpg

Lambda Legal to Alabama Probate Judges: Ignore Chief Justice Roy Moore

ll_logo.jpg

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