All posts tagged "lambda legal"
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LGBTQ groups enraged over language in leaked “religious freedom” order
Despite assurances from two presidential spokespeople, many LGBTQ groups are choosing not to trust the White House’s messages on the issue of potential discrimination. Throughout his campaign for...
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LGBT groups concerned about DeVos nomination as Education Secretary
Some national LGBT organizations are cautioning U.S. senators to do an in-depth vetting of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire charter school advocate tapped by President-elect Donald Trump...
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New Jersey transgender man sues Catholic hospital for denying him a hysterectomy
A New Jersey transgender man is suing a Catholic hospital after it refused to perform a medically necessary hysterectomy because of objections that he was...
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Transgender boy in New Jersey barred from Cub Scout pack
An 8-year-old transgender boy has been barred from his local Cub Scout pack because the Boy Scouts of America does not recognize his gender identity,...
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Missouri Court of Appeals throws out 30-year sentence in HIV disclosure case
The Missouri Court of Appeals has thrown out a 30-year prison sentence and ordered a new trial for a former college wrestler accused of failing to inform...
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Mississippi’s “religious freedom” law now before 5th Circuit
A Mississippi law that purports to protect people’s exercise of religion by allowing them to refuse goods or services to LGBT people or others who...
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Judge: State Department’s rejection of intersex passport violates federal law
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. State Department violated federal law when it denied Dana Zzyym, an intersex Navy veteran, a passport after...
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Pittsburgh-area school district argues against protections for trans students
A suburban Pittsburgh school district has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of three transgender students who...
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Pittsburgh school’s anti-transgender bathroom policy challenged in court
Three transgender seniors want to continue using bathrooms that match their gender identity
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New York family court rules in favor of same-sex second-parent adoption
Last week, a New York family court issued a decision guaranteeing married lesbian couples the right to engage in second-parent adoptions in order to officially...
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Full 7th Circuit agrees to hear Indiana employment discrimination case
On Tuesday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc review in the case of Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, where an...
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Massachusetts court grants parental rights to unmarried same-sex partners
Decision provides extra security for children being raised by same-sex couples who don't or cannot marry
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Report: Judicial elections and lack of diversity threaten LGBT rights
Report finds elected judges are more likely to rule against pro-LGBT claims than appointed judges
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Lesbian mother allowed to seek visitation and custody
A woman who helped raise a son with her former partner will be able to seek visitation rights and sue for joint legal custody, following...
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Federal judge blocks UNC from enforcing anti-trans law HB 2
Order remains in effect while 3 transgender students challenge state's HB 2 law in court
