All posts tagged "lambda legal"
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President Biden issues executive order protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination
Executive orders seek to reverse some of the Trump administration's more controversial policy decisions
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Federal judge blocks Trump rule that would turn away LGBTQ asylum seekers
Judge's order will prevent DHS from imposing higher burden of proof on refugees while courts hear challenge to rule
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Democrats win Georgia runoff races, gaining control of U.S. Senate
On Tuesday evening, Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, was declared the winner of the seat currently filled by Republican...
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Federal judge blocks Trump order prohibiting workplace diversity and sensitivity trainings
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing and enforcing an executive order prohibiting federal contractors and grantees from...
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Trump administration sued for blocking most LGBTQ or HIV-positive refugees from obtaining asylum
New rule would radically overhaul immigration system by creating narrow criteria for asylum eligibility
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Federal judge strikes down Ohio law blocking trans people from amending their birth certificates
Court finds Ohio's policy, which was made more restrictive in 2016, "does not pass constitutional muster"
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Trump immigration rule would prevent most LGBTQ and HIV+ refugees from seeking asylum
Critics say rule's stricter standards would result in more LGBTQ asylum seekers being turned away
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Three West Virginia residents sue over ban on transgender health care coverage
Class-action lawsuit claims insurance exclusions denying transition-related care are discriminatory and unconstitutional
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LGBTQ groups sue Trump administration over executive order censoring anti-bias training
Trump executive order calls bias training "divisive" and dismisses it as "race and sex scapegoating"
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A 6-3 Supreme Court could carve out various exemptions that erode LGBTQ rights
Following Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, LGBTQ advocates are looking down the road at the possibility that a 6-3 conservative majority...
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LGBTQ advocates: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation a “sham” and “power grab”
Conservative jurist's confirmation creates a 6-3 conservative majority that critics say could threaten LGBTQ rights
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Amy Coney Barrett calls sexual orientation a “preference,” then apologizes for it
Amy Coney Barrett calls sexual orientation a "preference" during hearing, but later apologizes for it.
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Trump SCOTUS pick Amy Coney Barrett would “dismantle” LGBTQ rights
Social conservatives celebrate the prospect of Amy Coney Barrett succeeding liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Federal court rules same-sex partners are entitled to receive Social Security survivor’s benefits
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Social Security Administration’s categorical denial of survivor’s benefits to surviving same-sex partners who were barred from marrying...
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Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, other anti-LGBTQ figures top Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court picks
Trump expressed hope that if he wins re-election, he could appoint up to 4 justices to the bench over the next four years
