All posts tagged "doj"
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Trump administration supports Catholic schools firing gay teachers
DOJ argues that Archdiocese of Indianapolis was entitled to force a school to fire a gay teacher
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GOP congressman “disturbed” at Trump DOJ’s position on civil rights
Rep. Scott Taylor says discrimination against LGBTQ individuals is "on the wrong side of history"
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Holder: Boy Scouts’ gay ban ‘relic of an age of prejudice’
Holder calls Boy Scouts' gay ban a "relic of an age of prejudice"
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HRC urges Justice Department to recognize Utah’s same-sex marriages
Attorney General Eric Holder was urged Thursday by the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization to federally recognize the more than 1,300 same-sex marriages performed in Utah...
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DOJ Denies Any “Policy” on DOMA-Impacted Cases at Immigration Appeals Board
In response to Metro Weekly‘s exclusive June 19 report on a series of decisions from the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals that sent...
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Immigration Board Decisions Suggest Plans For a Post-DOMA America
Recent decisions from the Obama administration suggest that the government is taking tentative first steps to gear up for the day when an American with...
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The DOMA Lawsuits: What Is Happening?
The Defense of Marriage Act has taken several hits in recent weeks. The federal definition of “marriage” and “spouse” has been found to be unconstitutional...
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Former AGs Meese, Ashcroft Call Obama Move on DOMA “Extreme” in Appeals Court Filing
This past week, the appeal of Karen Golinski’s case seeking equal health insurance coverage for her wife began with the filing by the Republican-led House...
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DOJ Accepts EEOC Ruling That Trans Bias Is Covered By Title VII, ATF Begins Investigation
The Department of Justice has accepted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s April 20 ruling that claims of gender identity discrimination are a type of sex...
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Obama Administration Issues LGBT-Inclusive Rules Aimed at Eliminating Prison Sexual Assault
Today, the Obama administration announced that it has finalized regulations implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act. According to an executive summary provided to members of...
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News Analysis: Obama’s Marriage Equality Support Is Not the Half-Loaf Some Are Claiming
Much is being made — from Gawker...
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Two Indicted on Federal Hate Crimes Charges Against Gay Man
Two Kentucky men have been indicted in what the Department of Justice says is the first case to involve sexual orientation charged under the Matthew...
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Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Marriage Equality in Nevada
Today, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund took what one of its lawyers calls “a strategic step” in the national effort to advance marriage equality...
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Immigration Equality Files DOMA Challenge, Obama Administration Left Them “No Choice”
Filing what she described as the organization’s “first big impact litigation,” Immigration Equality’s executive director, Rachel Tiven, tells Metro Weekly that the organization was “left...
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Obama White House, Campaign Silent on Federal Contractor LGBT Nondiscrimination Policy Questions
Since Metro Weekly‘s exclusive reporting on March 8 that...
