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Protected and Served?: Using Our Stories to Uncover and Stop Government Misconduct

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July 22, 2013

In 2012, with the help of more than 50 partner organizations, Lambda Legal conducted its Protected and Served? Survey of LGBT/HIV Contact with Police, Courts and Prisons.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Protected and Served?
Trayvon Martin Deserves Justice

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July 16, 2013

A coalition of national LGBT rights organizations issued an open letter yesterday.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination
Lambda Legal, Freedom to Work Resolve EEOC Complaint on Behalf of Maryland Transgender Woman

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July 15, 2013

The woman filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and alleged that she was subjected to physical and verbal harassment in the workplace over a two-year period.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, ENDA, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Expands Transgender Rights Project and Launches Know Your Rights: Transgender

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July 15, 2013

Today, Lambda Legal announced the expansion of its transgender rights advocacy and launching a first-of-its-kind online and mobile hub called Know Your Rights: Transgender.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Immigrants for Marriage Equality

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July 12, 2013

Considering the historic moment for both immigrants and LGBT people, and the huge role that immigrants play in Illinois, it’s important to harness the power that is possible when both communities come together.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage, Pride, Proyecto Igualdad, Same-sex relationships
Same-Sex Married Couples Explore New Benefits

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July 11, 2013

Same-sex couples are still processing how the Supreme Court's recent rulings in California's Proposition 8 and the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) could change their lives and their relationship to the government: from health insurance, to retirement, to green cards.

See Also: DOMA, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal and ACLU of Illinois Ask Court for Swift Ruling for Freedom To Marry

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July 10, 2013

Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois filed a motion for summary judgment in the Illinois Darby v.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Announces Plans for Marriage Equality Case in Virginia

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July 9, 2013

Virginia couples who have suffered from discrimination and are interested in sharing how marriage discrimination harms their families or being a part of a campaign for the freedom to marry are encouraged to fill out a survey.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships
New Jersey News Roundup

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July 5, 2013

In the News: This Wednesday, Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment in New Jersey Superior Court on behalf of Garden State Equality and six same-sex couples who need the freedom to marry.

See Also: DOMA, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Post-DOMA Action in New Jersey

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July 3, 2013

One week after the Supreme Court's historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment in New Jersey Superior Court on behalf of G

See Also: Garden State Equality v. Dow, Marriage, Same-sex relationships