All posts tagged "lambda legal"
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9th Circuit hears challenge to California laws criminalizing sex work
On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case challenging California laws that criminalize sex work, which, if overturned,...
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California governor signs non-binary ID and other pro-LGBTQ bills into law
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed a measure that allows people to obtain a non-binary gender marker on state IDs and driver’s licenses, making it...
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Justice Department assigns federal prosecutor to assist in Iowa hate crimes case
In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice has assigned a federal prosecutor with experience in prosecuting hate crimes to help with a case...
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Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law could face Supreme Court challenge
The law allows religious individuals and businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people
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Mississippi’s “religious freedom” law to be appealed to Supreme Court
The attorneys in a case challenging Mississippi’s “religious freedom law” have announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 5th U.S. Court...
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Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Transgender ban hurts military readiness
–Retired Admiral Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, in a declaration submitted to...
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Lambda Legal and allies oppose Trump’s Muslim travel ban
Lambda Legal has allied itself with religious and civil rights organizations and clergy members in submitting a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court explaining the...
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LGBTQ groups in second lawsuit against Trump trans ban seek injunction
The LGBTQ organizations behind a second lawsuit challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender military members have asked for a federal court to issue an injunction...
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California Assembly votes to repeal HIV criminalization laws
The California Assembly has approved a bill to reduce the penalty for knowingly exposing a person to HIV from a felony to a misdemeanor, The...
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Lambda Legal asks SCOTUS to take up lesbian’s employment discrimination case
High court asked to resolve split between circuit courts as to whether Title VII prohibits sexual orientation discrimination
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Illinois governor signs “gay panic” and trans birth certificate bills into law
Both measures hope to bring a greater degree of equality to LGBTQ Illinoisans
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Two additional lawsuits challenge Trump’s transgender military ban
A third lawsuit was previously filed to overturn any attempt to discriminate against trans service members
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Trump administration sued over withdrawal of Title IX transgender guidance
Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release any information related to their decision earlier...
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3 same-sex couples sue Houston for trying to yank marital benefits
Three city employees and their same-sex spouses are suing the city of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner to preserve health care and other same-sex marital...
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Forum: Fighting Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions and the DOJ
Lambda Legal will not rest until we have achieved the full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people
