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Celebrate Pride With Lambda Legal!

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June 18, 2012

Join Lambda Legal staff and supporters at a Pride events this weekend in New York City, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis and the Twin Cities.

See Also: Events, Pride
Justice Prevails: Former Prosecutor Appointed as VA’s First Openly-Gay Judge

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June 15, 2012

Tracy Thorne-Begland, Navy-veteran, and former prosecutor will serve as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s first-openly gay member of the judiciary following a decision by the Richmond Circuit Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Obama to Halt Deportation of Undocumented Youth

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June 15, 2012

After the announcement that the U.S. will stop deportation proceedings for many undocumented youth Lambda Legal issued the following statement from Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Lambda Legal Staff Attorney:

See Also: DOMA, Immigration and Asylum, President Obama
Cook County State's Attorney Agrees Barring Illinois Couples from Marriage is Unconstitutional

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June 14, 2012

UPDATE: Following Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's filing yesterday, Lambda Legal Marriage Project Director Camilla Taylor spoke to the Chicago Tribune: "I've never encountered this before.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage
Lambda Legal Appeals Conviction of HIV-Positive Man

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June 14, 2012

Today Lambda Legal filed an appeal on a petition for post-conviction relief in the Iowa Supreme Court on behalf of an HIV-positive Iowa man, Nick Rhoades. Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison and lifetime 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, Rhoades v. Iowa
Join Lambda Legal for Pride!

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June 13, 2012

Lambda Legal invites you to join us this weekend at Denver PrideFest and Baltimore Pride, where we will have informational booths with fun and educational Lambda Legal materials.

See Also: Events, Pride
NYC Restaurant Pays $25K to Lambda Legal Client After Antigay Attack

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June 13, 2012

A Lambda Legal client who was violently attacked while trying to dine with friends at a New York City restaurant has recovered $25,000.

See Also: Discrimination
NY Court Says Human Rights Law Doesn't Cover Public School Students

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June 12, 2012

New York State's highest court ruled today that the state's Human Rights Law does not protect students against harassment and discrimination in public schools.

See Also: Ithaca City School District v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Out Safe & Respected, Schools, Youth
Years of Groundwork—and Waiting—Behind Illinois Marriage Equality Lawsuits

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June 11, 2012

Just how much work has gone into Lambda Legal's marriage case in Illinois?

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Why Illinois Is Next in the Fight for Marriage Equality

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June 11, 2012

The Land of Lincoln is accustomed to being at the center of the human rights struggle of our time.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships