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State of Washington Joins Lawsuit in Support of Transgender Military Service Members

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September 25, 2017

The state of Washington filed a motion to intervene in support of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump's transgender military ban.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Military, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Ask Court to Halt Transgender Military Ban

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September 14, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today asked a federal court to halt immediately all steps taken to implement the Trump Administration’s discriminatory plan to ban transgender individuals from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Military, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Doubles Down Against Nomination of Stephen S. Schwartz

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September 13, 2017

Last week, Lambda Legal and 27 other LGBT groups urged opposition to the nomination of Stephen S. Schwartz to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, whose nomination is slated for consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee at a markup hearing tomorrow morning.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Jameka Evans Was Forced out of Her Job for Being a Lesbian; Lambda Legal Is Taking Her Case to the Supreme Court

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September 7, 2017

Lambda Legal asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Jameka Evans, a Savannah security guard who was harassed at work and forced from her job because she is a lesbian. The petition seeks a nationwide ruling that sexual orientation discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Lambda Legal & 27 LGBT Groups: Trump Nominee Stephen S. Schwartz Unfit To Serve On U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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September 6, 2017

See Also: fair courts, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal & 46 LGBT Groups: Eric Dreiband Must Not Lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division

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September 5, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal and 46 other national, state, and local LGBT groups from across the country strongly opposed the confirmation of Eric S. Dreiband to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Dept. of Justice, citing his “overwhelmingly anti-civil rights record” and his efforts to “diminish the rights of LGBT people and other vulnerable communities.”

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Advocate Krisztina Inskeep to be Honored with Lambda Legal's 2017 Indiana Benefit Leadership Award

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September 1, 2017

Lambda Legal will honor Krisztina Inskeep at its Indiana Benefit, the largest annual LGBTQ civil rights event in the state. Every year, Lambda Legal gives special honors to a leader whose work advances the civil rights for LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV in the Hoosier state. This year Lambda Legal is proud to honor Krisztina Inskeep with the Indiana Benefit’s 2017 Leadership Award.
Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Sue President Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Service Ban

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August 28, 2017

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals.

See Also: Military, transgender
Lambda Legal Sues U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for Documents about Trans Student Guidance Withdrawal

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August 23, 2017

Yesterday, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release information about their decision to withdraw guidance detailing the protections transgender students have under Title IX.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Sues Houston to Defend Obergefell

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August 10, 2017

Lambda Legal and co-counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of six clients against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston to preserve health coverage and other benefits for the same-sex spouses of city employees.