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90 Million Strong: 5 Reasons Why Lambda Legal Opposes the Death Penalty

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December 9, 2014

Lambda Legal has publicly opposed the death penalty since 1999 when Matthew Shepard was killed in Wyoming.

See Also: Death Penalty, Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Condemns Police Violence, Urges NYPD Accountability

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December 3, 2014

Today, less than two weeks after the announcement that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted for the killing of Michael Brown, a Staten Island grand jury decided that Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was shown on tape using a chokehold to restrain Eric Garner that ultimately led to Garner’s death, will not be indicted.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination
Lambda Legal Urges Justice for Police Violence Victims

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November 24, 2014

While there will be debate and disagreement about the facts that led to the grand jury decision announced today in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Police Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, MO, there is no debate about the facts that a terrible tragedy took place and that another unarmed young black man lost his life at the hands of a police officer.
Lambda Legal and Forum for Equality Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Louisiana Marriage Case

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November 20, 2014

Lambda Legal and the lawyers representing Forum for Equality Louisiana and seven same-sex Louisiana couples today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review September’s U.S. District Court ruling upholding Louisiana’s discriminatory marriage ban. The groups are seeking U.S. Supreme Court review in advance of the hearing in the case, Robicheaux v. Caldwell, before the U.S.
Lambda Legal Observes Transgender Day of Remembrance

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November 20, 2014

In observance of National Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) and an annual day honoring of the transgender people lost this year due to suicide or targeted violence, Lambda Legal’s Transgender Rights Project Director M. Dru Levasseur issued the following statement.

See Also: Transgender Awareness Week, Transgender Rights
Victory! U.S. Supreme Court Clears Way for Same-Sex Couples to Marry in South Carolina

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November 20, 2014

It's official! The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the motion filed by South Carolina’s Attorney General to further delay the start of marriage for same-sex couples. Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Beth Littrell says:
LGBT and Civil Rights Groups: Don't Exclude LGBT Immigrants From Affirmative Relief

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November 18, 2014

Lambda Legal joined other LGBT and civil rights organizations to strongly urge President Obama not to exclude long-resident LGBT individuals from the forthcoming program of administrative relief to protect from deportation some of the nation’s population.

See Also: Immigration and Asylum
Victory! Fourth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Delay Marriage in South Carolina

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November 18, 2014

“The end game is clear –marriage will soon be available for same-sex couples in South Carolina.”
Lambda Legal Observes Transgender Awareness Week

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November 17, 2014

In observance of National Transgender Awareness Week November 17th to November 21st, Lambda Legal is joining a host of organizations and community organizers from across the country for a week of education and community events including Transgender Day of Action, Transgender Day of Remembrance and Transgender Day of Resilience.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Review Ohio Marriage Cases

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November 14, 2014

Today Lambda Legal, the ACLU and private firm Gerhardstein & Branch filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ aberrant ruling upholding discriminatory bans on marriage rights for same-sex couples in Ohio and three other states.

See Also: Henry v. Hodges, Marriage, Supreme Court