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Supreme Court Punts on Lambda Legal Case of Oregon Baker Who Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Oregon Court of Appeals must look again at how the Oregon court system processed the discrimination claim against an Oregon bakery, Sweetcakes by Melissa, and its conclusion that the bakery violated Oregon’s nondiscrimination statutes when they refused to bake a wedding cake for Lambda Legal clients Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, because they said doing so would violate the owners’ religious beliefs.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Oregon
Lambda Legal Celebrates Key Victory Reaffirming LGBT Rights in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

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By Lambda Legal

June 6, 2019

The Washington Supreme Court today unanimously reaffirmed its February 2017 ruling that a Richland, WA, florist had violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) when she refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage, Religious Exemptions, Washington
We're Suing The Department of Health & Human Services For Failure To Disclose Documents About LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

May 22, 2019

Lambda Legal today filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release information about their communications with outside organizations and decisions pertaining to the health care and well-being of LGBTQ people, including the alleged suspension of the publication and implementation of LGBTQ nondiscrimination rules and regulations.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights, New York
Lambda Legal Condemns New Trump Health Care Rule Inviting Discrimination Against LGBTQ People and Women

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By Lambda Legal

May 2, 2019

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will soon issue a new final rule protecting health care providers who refuse to treat LGBTQ people and women and/or trans people seeking reproductive health care, solely on the basis of the providers’ religious or moral objections.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
We're Seeking Relief for All Same-Sex Spouses Denied Equal Access to Social Security Survivor’s Benefits

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By Lambda Legal

April 30, 2019

Lambda Legal today asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to provide relief to all surviving same-sex spouses denied equal access to social security survivor’s benefits, including through certification of a class action.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Arizona
Tennessee Senate Must Reject Effort to Deny Children Loving Families

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By Lambda Legal

April 25, 2019

The Tennessee State Senate is soon to vote on Tennessee SB 1304, a license-to-discriminate bill that allows taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to reject foster or adoptive parents based upon the agency’s religious beliefs.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Tennessee
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Brought by Lesbian Teacher against Hesperia USD

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By Lambda Legal

April 18, 2019

Lambda Legal announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Hesperia Unified School District (HUSD) in the lawsuit brought on behalf of Julia Frost, a lesbian teacher who supported LGBTQ students as co-advisor of the students’ Gay-Straight Alliance club while teaching English at Sultana High School.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, California
NCLR and Lambda Legal Sue Arizona over Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law

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By Lambda Legal

March 28, 2019

The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal, along with law professor Clifford Rosky and pro bono counsel Perkins Coie LLP, today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Equality Arizona, including its members who are public school students, challenging the State of Arizona’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools, Arizona
Trump Greenlights Discrimination in Foster Care as Additional States Try to Pass Harmful Laws

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By Lambda Legal

March 12, 2019

The most recent battle over “religious freedom” comes at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of our society: children in foster care.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, South Carolina
Eleventh Circuit Court Must Affirm Trial Ruling Allowing A Transgender Florida Student To Use the Right Restroom

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By Lambda Legal

February 22, 2019

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling and require a suburban Jacksonville, Florida, school district to allow a transgender male student to continue to use the restroom that matches who he is.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Florida

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Supreme Court Punts on Lambda Legal Case of Oregon Baker Who Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

sweetcakes.png

Lambda Legal Celebrates Key Victory Reaffirming LGBT Rights in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

flowers.jpeg

We're Suing The Department of Health & Human Services For Failure To Disclose Documents About LGBTQ People

sad_stethoscope.jpeg

Lambda Legal Condemns New Trump Health Care Rule Inviting Discrimination Against LGBTQ People and Women

medical.jpeg

We're Seeking Relief for All Same-Sex Spouses Denied Equal Access to Social Security Survivor’s Benefits

ely_berryhill_collage.png

Tennessee Senate Must Reject Effort to Deny Children Loving Families

michal-parzuchowski-260084-unsplash.jpg

Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Brought by Lesbian Teacher against Hesperia USD

frost.jpg

NCLR and Lambda Legal Sue Arizona over Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law

a_non-binary_student_taking_notes_in_class.jpg

Trump Greenlights Discrimination in Foster Care as Additional States Try to Pass Harmful Laws

alex_azar.jpg

Eleventh Circuit Court Must Affirm Trial Ruling Allowing A Transgender Florida Student To Use the Right Restroom

drew.jpg

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