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HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

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By Sasha Buchert

November 14, 2019

Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency tasked with enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans. Yet under the Trump-Pence administration, no other federal agency has leveled more attacks targeting the LGBTQ community—particularly the transgender community.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, United States
The Senate Just Pushed Through One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees to Date

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By Sasha Buchert

November 14, 2019

In response to the Republican-led Senate’s confirmation of Steven Menashi to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sasha J. Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, United States
Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

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By Lambda Legal

November 13, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Transgender Rights
The Trump Administration Continues to Pack the Courts. We Continue to Fight.

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By Lambda Legal

November 7, 2019
Senate Judiciary Republicans Failed To Stop Advancement of One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees

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By Lambda Legal

November 7, 2019

Once again, Senate Judiciary Republicans have chosen to close ranks in order to advance one of Donald Trump’s most dangerous nominees to date, Steven Menashi for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Washington, D.C.
A Federal Trial Court in New York Fully Vacated HHS's "Denial of Care" Rule

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By Lambda Legal

November 6, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, New York
A Gay Man Was Sentenced to Die By a Jury Tainted with Antigay Bias.

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By Lambda Legal

November 5, 2019

Last night, Charles Rhines, a South Dakota gay man, was put to death by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final motion that would have allowed Rhines to bring new evidence to the Court showing that antigay bias may have motivated the jury to sentence him to death.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Fair Courts Project, South Dakota

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HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

screen_shot_2019-11-14_at_3.32.03_pm.png

The Senate Just Pushed Through One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees to Date

steven-menashi.jpg

Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

social_tdor_1.png

The Trump Administration Continues to Pack the Courts. We Continue to Fight.

gay_scotus.png

Senate Judiciary Republicans Failed To Stop Advancement of One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees

steven-menashi.jpg

A Federal Trial Court in New York Fully Vacated HHS's "Denial of Care" Rule

health_care.jpeg

A Gay Man Was Sentenced to Die By a Jury Tainted with Antigay Bias.

istock-681164016.jpg

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