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Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

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By Lambda Legal

August 27, 2019

Northcott publicly stated that he does not file domestic assault charges if the violence occurred between same-sex spouses, does not recognize “homosexual marriage,” and would not prosecute Tennessee county clerks who deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Tennessee
The Trump/Pence Administration’s Disturbing Efforts to Demolish the Separation of Church and State, Starting with Kids in Foster Care

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By Cathren Cohen

August 23, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal and Indiana Youth Group Move to Join Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Students

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By Lambda Legal

August 22, 2019

Today, Lambda Legal filed legal papers on behalf of Indiana Youth Group (IYG) to join a lawsuit in a case before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to protect the interests of transgender students from attack by a teacher who sued the Brownsburg Community School Corporation after officials asked him to refer to transgender students in his classroom accurately by their full names, as requested by their parents and recorded in the school’s database.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Indiana
Lambda Legal to District Court: Rescinding Job Offer Due to HIV Status is Illegal Discrimination

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By Lambda Legal

August 15, 2019

Lambda Legal today urged a federal district court judge to find that Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when he rescinded a job offer for William “Liam” Pierce to serve as a sheriff’s deputy after learning that Pierce was a person living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Louisiana
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Invites Discrimination Against LGBTQ Employees

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

August 14, 2019

This morning, the U.S Department of Labor announced a proposed new rule for federal contractors through its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

August 14, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

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By Lambda Legal

July 26, 2019

Military leaders, medical associations, public health groups, and HIV advocates joined three friend-of-the court briefs filed today in support of a federal lawsuit challenging the Pentagon’s discriminatory policies, which prevent service members living with HIV from deploying to most locations outside the United States.

See Also: HIV, Military

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Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

brochure.png

The Trump/Pence Administration’s Disturbing Efforts to Demolish the Separation of Church and State, Starting with Kids in Foster Care

child_welfare_blog_1.png

Lambda Legal and Indiana Youth Group Move to Join Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Students

high_school_students_backview_walking.jpg

Lambda Legal to District Court: Rescinding Job Offer Due to HIV Status is Illegal Discrimination

gavil.jpg

Proposed Trump Administration Rule Invites Discrimination Against LGBTQ Employees

lgbt_protest.jpg

Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

1200x630_social.png

Military Experts, Medical Associations and HIV Advocates Oppose Trump DOD’s Discharge Policy for HIV-Positive Airmen

nick_harrison.jpeg

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