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Oklahoma and Kansas License-to-Discriminate Bills Deny Children Loving Families

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By Lambda Legal

May 4, 2018

The governors of Oklahoma and Kansas must veto these damaging child welfare bills, not compete to see who will become the first in 2018 to sign discrimination into law and withhold loving homes from vulnerable children.
Power Of The Party

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By Lambda Legal

May 1, 2018

Last night, we celebrated at our National Liberty Awards in New York City, our most successful ever. We honored LGBT rights pioneer and attorney Evan Wolfson, who said, "The work of Lambda Legal is the work of our movement, but it is also the work of We, the People, called now to do more—not just for ourselves and our movement, but for the many communities and values under assault."

See Also: Events, Marriage, National Liberty Awards, Out at Work, New York
Lambda Legal Condemns Confirmation of Virulent Anti-LGBT Judge

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By Lambda Legal

April 24, 2018

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kyle Duncan for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a vote of 50 to 47.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Washington, D.C.
This Groundbreaking Legal Opinion on Behalf of Transgender Puerto Ricans Will Give You Chills

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By Lambda Legal

April 20, 2018

"Plaintiffs know they are not fodder for memoranda legalese. They have stepped up for those whose voices, debilitated by raw discrimination, have been hushed into silence."

See Also: Birth Certificates, Puerto Rico
Lambda Legal Urges U.S. Senate to Heed “Chorus of Opposition” and Vote No On Kyle Duncan

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By Lambda Legal

April 19, 2018

Sharon McGowan, Director of Strategy at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after Mitch McConnell filed cloture on Kyle Duncan, nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Judicial Nominees
Lambda Legal Mourns the Tragic Death of Former Marriage Project Director David Buckel

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By Lambda Legal

April 14, 2018

The tragic death of former Lambda Legal Marriage Project Director David Buckel has been reported by several news outlets today.

See Also: David Buckel
Lambda Legal Challenge to Military Trans Ban on Course to Proceed to Trial

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By Lambda Legal

April 13, 2018

Today, a federal court in Seattle issued a judgment scuttling the Trump Administration’s discriminatory plan to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Out at Work, Washington