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Court Orders Trump Administration to Halt the Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen

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By Lambda Legal

February 15, 2019

Today, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Defense and Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to halt discharge proceedings against HIV-positive members of the U.S. Air Force.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Military
We Applaud Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Defend Transgender Service Members

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By Lambda Legal

February 7, 2019

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
What It Meant to Attend the State of the Union, as a Transgender Service Member

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By Lambda Legal

February 6, 2019

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, transgender
Supreme Court Should Maintain Injunction Against Implementation of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

December 28, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the Court to stay enforcement of the preliminary injunctions that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court Should Deny Premature Request for Review of Transgender Military Ban Rulings

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By Lambda Legal

December 26, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a petition from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking that the Court review three preliminary federal district court rulings that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
Trump Quietly Starts Firing Servicemembers Living with HIV Just Before the Holidays

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By Lambda Legal

December 19, 2018

Two HIV-positive Air Force members were given discharge orders just days before the holiday season.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, HIV, Military, Virginia
Lambda Legal: DOJ Request for Supreme Court Review on Transgender Military Ban is Premature

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By Lambda Legal

November 23, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review three preliminary federal district court rulings that have kept the Trump administration from implementing its discriminatory plan to prevent transgender people from serving in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights, Washington
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN to Ninth Circuit: Don’t Breathe Life into Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

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By Lambda Legal

October 10, 2018

Lawyers in the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN challenging the Trump Administration’s plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to maintain the preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the discriminatory ban.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights, Oregon
Court Rules Case Challenging Defense Department's Discriminatory HIV Policies to Proceed

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By Lambda Legal

September 14, 2018

Today, a Virginia federal court ruled a case filed by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, along with pro bono counsel from Winston & Strawn LLP, challenging the military's discriminatory policies governing the enlistment, deployment, and promotion of service members living with HIV will continue by denying the government's motion to dismiss.

See Also: HIV, Military
Lambda Legal Asks Court to Stop Pentagon from Discharging HIV-Positive Service Members

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By Lambda Legal

July 19, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, along with pro bono counsel from Winston & Strawn LLP, asked a federal court to halt implementation of a new Department of Defense policy resulting in the discharge of service members living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Military, Virginia

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Court Orders Trump Administration to Halt the Discharge of HIV-Positive Airmen

us-air-force-1461658_1280.jpg

We Applaud Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Defend Transgender Service Members

1200x630_karnoski-salut1.png

What It Meant to Attend the State of the Union, as a Transgender Service Member

mceachin-winters_small.jpg

Supreme Court Should Maintain Injunction Against Implementation of Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

karnoski_1200x630_clients_0.png

The Supreme Court Should Deny Premature Request for Review of Transgender Military Ban Rulings

trans_ban.png

Trump Quietly Starts Firing Servicemembers Living with HIV Just Before the Holidays

nick_harrison.jpeg

Lambda Legal: DOJ Request for Supreme Court Review on Transgender Military Ban is Premature

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Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN to Ninth Circuit: Don’t Breathe Life into Discriminatory Transgender Military Ban

web_karnoski-salut1.png

Court Rules Case Challenging Defense Department's Discriminatory HIV Policies to Proceed

nick_harrison.png

Lambda Legal Asks Court to Stop Pentagon from Discharging HIV-Positive Service Members

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