Search results for "Supreme Court civil rights act"
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HRC: Gorsuch’s written responses to LGBTQ rights questions are troubling
Less than a week after officially calling for a filibuster of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the nation’s top LGBTQ rights organization is...
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Exclusive: Rep. Alan Lowenthal on why Congress must pass the Equality Act
Congressman Alan Lowenthal on one man's recent display of intolerance, and why Congress must pass the Equality Act
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Grimm Determination: Gavin Grimm vows to keep fighting after Supreme Court setback
The Supreme Court cancelled, but Gavin Grimm is not relenting in the fight to allow trans people in public spaces
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Supreme Court asks 4th Circuit to reconsider ruling in Gavin Grimm case
Trump administration's rescinding of guidance on transgender students could influence Grimm's case
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Washington State Supreme Court rejects anti-gay florist’s appeal
On Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court reaffirmed a lower court decision finding that a florist cannot cite her religious beliefs as justification for refusing to...
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Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
Conservative judge could be problematic for LGBT people
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Trump AG pick Jeff Sessions defends First Amendment Defense Act
Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R-Ala.) President Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, has offered a glimpse at how the Department of Justice might enforce existing laws...
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Trump’s pick for Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division defended HB 2 law
The lawyer picked by President Donald J. Trump to head the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has defended a number of laws that critics...
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LGBT groups praise Obama’s picks for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
LGBT advocates are praising President Barack Obama’s selection of two appointees to six-year terms on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. On Thursday, Obama appointed...
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Supreme Court rejects Gloucester County’s request in trans student case
Lawyers representing school board argue they're overstretched by their work on North Carolina's HB 2 case
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Gloucester County School Board asks court to halt order allowing transgender student to use restroom
The Gloucester County School Board has once again dug in its heels, asking U.S. District Court Judge Robert Doumar to stay the injunction he...
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Bermuda to hold referendum on gay marriage and civil unions
Bermuda voters will head to the polls on Thursday, June 23, to vote in a non-binding referendum on both legalizing same-sex marriage and legalizing same-sex...
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Liberty Counsel asks Virginia Supreme Court case to take up their Fairfax lawsuit
The right-wing legal organization challenging Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) nondiscrimination policy has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit. Liberty Counsel has...
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Justice Department: HB 2 violates Civil Rights Act
Justice Department throws down gauntlet, telling North Carolina to decide whether it will continue to enforce the law
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Colorado Supreme Court refuses to hear case of bakery that turned away gay couple
The LGBT community won another battle in the fight for nondiscrimination protections on Monday after the Colorado State Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal...
