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Highly Offensive Confirmation of Anti-LGBTQ Matthew Kacsmaryk Further Damages Our Judiciary

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By Lambda Legal

June 19, 2019

Today the U.S. Senate did further damage to our federal judiciary by confirming Matthew Kacsmaryk.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
Trump Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk Is a Threat to Queer People

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2019

Call your senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on Matthew Kacsmaryk.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Texas
Supreme Court Punts on Lambda Legal Case of Oregon Baker Who Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Oregon Court of Appeals must look again at how the Oregon court system processed the discrimination claim against an Oregon bakery, Sweetcakes by Melissa, and its conclusion that the bakery violated Oregon’s nondiscrimination statutes when they refused to bake a wedding cake for Lambda Legal clients Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, because they said doing so would violate the owners’ religious beliefs.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Religious Exemptions, Oregon
Same-Sex Couple Blocked from Serving as Foster Parents to Get Their Day in Court

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By Lambda Legal

June 13, 2019

Late yesterday, a federal district court denied motions by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to dismiss Lambda Legal’s lawsuit challenging discrimination in a federal foster care program.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections
Lambda Legal, Americans United, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the County of Santa Clara Ask Court for Immediate Halt to Implementation of Denial of Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

June 12, 2019

The rule is so overbroad, unworkable, and sweeping in its targeting of LGBT people and women for denials of health care that it will harm patients.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness
Lambda Legal Celebrates Key Victory Reaffirming LGBT Rights in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

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By Lambda Legal

June 6, 2019

The Washington Supreme Court today unanimously reaffirmed its February 2017 ruling that a Richland, WA, florist had violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) when she refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage, Religious Exemptions, Washington
Every Child Deserves a Family Act Introduced in Congress

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By Cathren Cohen

June 5, 2019

Eliminating discrimination against relatives and those seeking to foster and adopt will allow more children to have loving homes while in foster care.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Youth in Out-of-Home Care

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Highly Offensive Confirmation of Anti-LGBTQ Matthew Kacsmaryk Further Damages Our Judiciary

kaz_confirmation.png

Trump Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk Is a Threat to Queer People

1200x630_kaz-blog.png

Supreme Court Punts on Lambda Legal Case of Oregon Baker Who Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

sweetcakes.png

Same-Sex Couple Blocked from Serving as Foster Parents to Get Their Day in Court

1200x630_fb_1.png

Lambda Legal, Americans United, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the County of Santa Clara Ask Court for Immediate Halt to Implementation of Denial of Care Rule

docsocial.png

Lambda Legal Celebrates Key Victory Reaffirming LGBT Rights in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

flowers.jpeg

Every Child Deserves a Family Act Introduced in Congress

edcf_act.jpg

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