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The Fairness of Hate Crime Laws

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March 7, 2012

Controversy accompanies prosecutions under hate crime laws, and perhaps that’s inevitable; the pattern of discrimination that shows people have been targeted based upon their personal traits springs from prejudices we have not conquered.

See Also: Hate Crimes, Lambda Legal in the News, Puerto Rico
Lawrence v. Texas: Extreme Truth

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

March 7, 2012

The 2003 Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas, striking down all remaining state sodomy laws, changed the legal landscape for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in America forever.

See Also: Bowers v. Hardwick, Kevin Cathcart, Lambda Legal in the News, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, Texas
Lambda Legal Celebrates Maryland Marriage Equality

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

March 1, 2012

It's a great day for equality in Maryland. The state is indeed stronger today with marriage equality for same-sex couples and their families.

See Also: Kevin Cathcart, Marriage, Maryland
The Walls Are Tumbling Down

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By Leslie J. Gabel-Brett

February 24, 2012

February 2012 is the month that the walls came tumbling down and the march toward marriage equality in this country became unstoppable.

See Also: DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Leslie Gabel-Brett, Marriage, Perry v. Brown, Prop 8, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington
In Brief: A Note from the Executive Director

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By Kevin M. Cathcart

February 23, 2012

If you haven’t heard the shocking story of our plaintiffs Jenny and Jessica Buntemeyer yet, prepare to be outraged.

See Also: Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Kevin Cathcart, Marriage, Parenting, Vital Records, Iowa
DOMA Complicates Gay Divorces

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By Lambda Legal

February 17, 2012

We all know that the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) means multiple obstacles for same-sex couples who want to tie the knot. But what happens when couples break up? More DOMA roadblocks.

See Also: DOMA, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, California
Maryland House Passes Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples

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By Lambda Legal

February 17, 2012

Yesterday, New Jersey's legislature voted for marriage equality and today, Maryland has embraced what a growing number of other states have learned - countless families are protected and no one is hurt when loving same-sex couples are permitted to marry.

See Also: Kevin Cathcart, Marriage, Maryland

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The Fairness of Hate Crime Laws

Lawrence v. Texas: Extreme Truth

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Lambda Legal Celebrates Maryland Marriage Equality

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The Walls Are Tumbling Down

gavel-rings_274.jpg

In Brief: A Note from the Executive Director

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DOMA Complicates Gay Divorces

gavel-rings_274.jpg

Maryland House Passes Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples

state_md_274.jpg

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