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Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Against NJ Catholic Hospital that Denied Care to Transgender Man

Jionni Conforti

By Lambda Legal

January 5, 2017

Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph's Healthcare in NJ after the hospital refused to allow a transgender man's surgeon to perform a routine hysterectomy.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Transgender Rights, New Jersey
Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Law Reaches Fifth Circuit: Lambda Legal Joins Legal Advocates Filing Opening Briefs

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By Lambda Legal

December 16, 2016

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Transgender Rights, Mississippi
Lambda Legal Commends Suspension of Chief Justice Roy Moore

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By Billy Scaltsas

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
Lambda Legal Represents Lesbian Couple in Wedding Cake Discrimination Case

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By Lambda Legal

September 6, 2016

Lambda Legal has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Oregon Court of Appeals in a case of an Oregon bakery that refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Oregon
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Ensure Public Funds Aren’t Used to Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

July 5, 2016

Today, Lambda Legal filed an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning whether Missouri can enforce a provision of its state constitution that excludes churches from receiving government grants.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Calls for Mississippi HB 1523 Records to Watchdog Against Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

June 30, 2016

Today Lambda Legal announced that as part of its watchdog efforts as HB 1523 — Mississippi’s anti-LGBT law — takes effect tomorrow, it has sent demands to a dozen Mississippi government agencies and officials for records relating to the law and its impact.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Mississippi
The Supreme Court in 2016: Obergefell Was Huge, But the Work Continues

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By Billy Scaltsas

June 28, 2016

Highlights from this year’s Supreme Court term included three significant wins, one painful loss, and one unsettled matter: The Court upheld affirmative action, struck down onerous restrictions on abortion and affirmed the “one person, one vote” principle.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Urges Court to Apply Fair Standards Protecting Transgender People From Health Care Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

June 8, 2016

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Washington, D.C.
Lambda Legal Applauds Introduction of Federal Do No Harm Act

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By Lambda Legal

May 18, 2016

Today, U.S. Reps. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) and Robert C.

See Also: Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
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.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights

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