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Frequently Asked Questions about Mississippi's HB 1523

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April 6, 2016

On April 5, 2016, Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed HB1523, an anti-LGBT bill that invites a broad range of individuals, private businesses, and medical and social services agencies to discriminate based on religious beliefs about marriage, non-marital sexual relationships, and conformity with gender stereotypes. This FAQ is designed to help answer questions about this new law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Files Class Action Motion in Florida Lawsuit Seeking Accurate Death Certificates

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April 5, 2016

Lambda Legal filed a motion seeking class action status in its federal lawsuit on behalf Hal Birchfield and Paul Mocko, two gay widowers.

See Also: Seniors
Lambda Legal Applauds Unanimous Supreme Court ‘One Person, One Vote’ Voting Rights Decision

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April 4, 2016

This morning, the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision in Evenwel v. Abbott, the case challenging the well-established “one person, one vote” principle that legislative districts should be based on the total number of people who live within them.

See Also: Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Voting Rights
In My Own Words: Jack’s Story

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April 1, 2016

Thanks to Lambda Legal’s representation and advocacy efforts, Jack and his mom obtained an important victory for themselves and transgender people in Connecticut.
In My Own Words: Elsie's Story

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March 31, 2016

“Mommy, I had the best time of my life!” said my beautiful 8-year-old daughter Elsie after returning from the Daddy-Daughter dance at her school. It was a bumpy road to get here, but Elsie’s happiness made it all worth it. This is our story about how Lambda Legal helped make this day possible.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
We Reviewed All of Judge Garland’s Record. Here's What We Found.

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March 29, 2016

Following President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court last week, legal experts at Lambda Legal embarked on a comprehensive review of the nominee’s judicial record.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Tell U.S. Senators: Do Your Job!
Equality Advocates Respond to Attorney General’s Announcement on HB 2

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March 29, 2016

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said today that his office “will not defend the constitutionality of the discrimination in House Bill 2,” the sweeping anti-LGBT law the North Carolina General Assembly passed and Governor Pat McCrory signed last week.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, HB2, North Carolina, Transgender Rights
North Carolina Sued in Challenge to Anti-LGBT Law

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March 28, 2016

Lambda Legal, the ACLU and Equality NC filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of LGBT North Carolinians.

See Also: Laws
Pro-Equality Groups Considering Legal Challenge to North Carolina’s Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law

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March 23, 2016

We expect the ACLU’s and Lambda Legal’s Legal Help Desks will light up with calls from those who suffer discrimination imposed by this law, and we stand ready to help.

See Also: Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Asks Court of Appeals to Intervene in Puerto Rico Marriage Case

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March 21, 2016

Lambda Legal filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit asking the court to make clear that last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which granted same-sex couples the right to marry, applies to Puerto Rico and to order the district court to enter judgment in favor of the plaintiffs.

See Also: Conde v. Garcia-Padilla, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Puerto Rico