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"A Horror Story ... Only Made Worse"

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September 25, 2012

The Alaska Dispatch has more on our discrimination case in Anchorage.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Lambda Legal in the News, Same-sex relationships
Politics, Principle and an Attack on the Courts

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September 24, 2012

An editorial in today's New York Times highlights the importance of the upcoming judicial retention elections in Iowa.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Lambda Legal in the News, Varnum v. Brien
Lambda Legal Seeks Benefits for Alaska Shooting Victim's Partner

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September 24, 2012

Lambda Legal is challenging Alaska's exclusion of same-sex couples from survivor benefits, on behalf of Deborah Harris, whose partner was shot dead by a disgruntled former employee.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Urges California Governor to Sign Immigration Bill

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September 21, 2012

Lambda Legal and the Transgender Law Center have co-authored a letter urging California Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the Transparency and Responsibility Using State Tools (TRUST) Act.

See Also: Immigration and Asylum
Meet the Families in Lambda Legal's Illinois Marriage Lawsuit

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September 14, 2012

The plaintiffs in our Illinois marriage lawsuit include 16 same-sex couples from across the state and their families. Their moving stories make it perfectly clear: It's just time for marriage equality in Illinois.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Urges NYC Welfare Agency to Update Transgender Policy

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September 14, 2012

Lambda Legal and other legal, medical and social services providers in a letter point to the agency's "lack of a uniform and appropriate method of processing recipients' requests" to change the gender listed in official records and benefit cards.

See Also: Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Join Lambda Legal for a Michigan Town Hall Event

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September 13, 2012

Find out why the upcoming state supreme court election is so important to the LGBT community.

See Also: Elections, Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal's Tara Borelli Is Named One of California's Top 100 Lawyers

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September 12, 2012

The California legal publication The Daily Journal has named Lambda Legal Staff Attorney Tara Borelli in its annual list of the state's 100 most influential lawyers.

See Also: Diaz v. Brewer, Esquivel v. Oregon, Golinski v. OPM, Lambda Legal in the News, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Survey: Most Law Profs Say DOMA Is Unconstitutional

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September 10, 2012

Seven out of 10 constitutional law professors believe the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, according to a recent survey.

See Also: DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Take Our Survey: LGBT & HIV Communities' Contact With Law Enforcement

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September 10, 2012

Lambda Legal has launched "Protected and Served?"—a nationwide survey about the experiences that LGBT people and people with HIV face when dealing with law enforcement, prisons, courts and schools.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Protected and Served?, Schools