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Allison Rushing, Warrior for Anti-LGBTQ Extremist Group, Confirmed to Lifetime Seat on Court of Appeals

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By Lambda Legal

March 5, 2019

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Allison Rushing, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Lambda Legal Mourns Death of Kansas LGBTQ Leader Stephanie Mott and Honors Her Legacy

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By Lambda Legal

March 5, 2019

After the passing of LGBTQ leader and trailblazer Stephanie Mott, former chair of Equality Kansas and founder of Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project (K-STEP), Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan released the following statement.
Meet Brian Richardson, Lambda Legal's New Midwest Regional Office Director in Chicago

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By Lambda Legal

March 1, 2019

Brian J. Richardson, former Deputy Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Health, has been named Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Director, based in Chicago.

See Also: Midwest Regional Office, MRO, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Midwest Regional Office, Chicago, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota
Senate Republicans Rubber-Stamp Neomi Rao’s Nomination

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By Lambda Legal

February 28, 2019

Senate Republicans continue to turn a blind eye and rubber-stamp every nominee put forth by the Trump Administration.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Washington, D.C.
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
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
William Barr Must Prove He Can Defend Civil Rights for All

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By Sharon McGowan

February 14, 2019

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, over the objections of civil rights leaders.

See Also: Washington, D.C.