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We Urge the Wisconsin Supreme Court to Uphold the State's Domestic Partnership Law

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September 11, 2013

Lambda Legal has filed a brief on behalf of Fair Wisconsin and five same-sex couples in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, asking the court to uphold the state's domestic partnership law as constitutional. Oral arguments in the state's highest court are scheduled for October 23rd.

See Also: Domestic Partnership, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Iowa Court Hears Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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September 11, 2013

The Iowa Court of Appeals heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case representing Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan who was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison with registration as a sex offender after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
HIV/AIDS and the Gay Community: A (Belated) Report from Lavender Law

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September 4, 2013

In his latest post on Towleroad, Ari Waldman discusses powerful remarks made by Lambda Legal's own HIV Project Director, Scott Schoettes at this year's annual conference of the LGBT Bar Association:

See Also: HIV, Lambda Legal in the News
Texas Must Allow Married Same-Sex Couples to Divorce

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September 4, 2013

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Texas have filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a ruling from the Fifth District Court of Appeals and allow two married same-sex couples to get divorced.

See Also: Divorce, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Ninth Circuit Upholds Law Banning 'Ex-gay Therapy' for California Minors

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August 29, 2013

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a ruling upholding SB 1172 - the California law prohibiting state-licensed mental health providers from using dangerous efforts to change sexual orientation - sometimes referred to as "ex-gay therapy" - with minors.

See Also: Youth and Schools
Ending the "Panic"

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August 29, 2013

We look to courts for justice, not to reinforce prejudices.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Fair Courts Project, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
LGBT Rights Organizations Issue Open Letter in Support of 50th Anniversary of March on Washington

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August 28, 2013

A coalition of national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organizations, led the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, issued the following open letter.

See Also: Equality
My Story: Joselyn Mendoza

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August 23, 2013

Lambda Legal is collecting stories of LGBT immigrants, documented and undocumented, and those who love them. Here is one such story, from guest blogger Joselyn Mendoza.

See Also: Immigration and Asylum, Proyecto Igualdad
The Constitution Requires that Chelsea Manning Should Receive Medical Care at Ft. Leavenworth

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August 22, 2013

Today following the announcement that Chelsea Manning may not receive proper care in prison, Lambda Legal issued the following statement by Transgender Rights Project Director Dru Levasseur.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Misuse of Criminal Law to Prosecute HIV-Positive Man

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August 21, 2013

Today, the Supreme Court of Minnesota upheld the decision of an intermediate appellate court overturning the conviction of Daniel James Rick, who is HIV positive, for the alleged criminal transmission of a communicable disease.

See Also: HIV