All posts tagged "lawsuits"
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Bobby Jindal sued over anti-gay executive order
Bobby Jindal had better get the lawyers ready. The ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, the Forum for Equality Foundation and six individual plaintiffs have filed a...
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Department of Justice backs Virginia transgender student’s fight
The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in federal court that appears to bolster a Virginia transgender high school student’s fight to...
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North Carolina House overrides veto of gay marriage “opt out” bill
The North Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday overrode a veto by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) of a bill that allows state officials to recuse themselves...
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N.J. lawsuit alleges conversion therapy violates consumer fraud laws
If a landmark lawsuit being heard this week in New Jersey is successful, it may set in motion a chain of events that would essentially...
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Illinois General Assembly passes conversion therapy ban
The Illinois State Senate on Friday voted to approve a measure banning licensed therapists from practicing sexual orientation change efforts, or conversion therapy, on minors....
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Michigan transgender residents sue secretary of state over driver’s license policy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Michigan announced on Thursday that they have filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of...
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Texas lawmakers pushing anti-marriage equality measures
The Texas Senate on Monday approved a measure protecting anyone who refuses to accommodate same-sex marriage from the threat of legal action. The bill is...
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Barnes & Noble sued by former transgender employee
Barnes & Noble is one of several companies facing lawsuits for allegedly discriminating against transgender people
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Nebraska woman files lawsuit against every gay person
–An excerpt from a nonsensical suit by Nebraska resident Sylvia Ann Driskell, in which she asks U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard to decide whether or not...
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Virginia attorney general refuses to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) announced at a press conference Thursday that he would no longer defend the state’s ban on recognizing same-sex relationships,...
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Lawsuit filed challenging Tennessee same-sex marriage ban
The same day New Jersey became the 14th state, plus D.C., to recognize same-sex couples’ right to marry, advocates in Tennessee filed the latest in...
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Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane refuses to defend law banning gay marriage
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane (D) announced today she would not defend the state’s law prohibiting same-sex marriage. Kane’s satement came in response to a...
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American Airlines and Orbitz have a smackdown
The battle over selling fares between American Airlines and Orbitz, both strong supporters of the LGBT community and members of the International Gay and Lesbian...
