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Prisons Must Begin Releasing People to Stop COVID-19

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May 4, 2020

Prisons, jails, and detention centers are a deadly culture broth for highly contagious viruses like COVID-19.

See Also: Coronavirus, Criminal Justice, Health Care Fairness
Brasher's Confirmation to the 11th Circuit Threatens Civil Rights for LGBTQ people

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February 11, 2020

Today, after the U.S. Senate, along party lines, confirmed Andrew Brasher for a lifetime position to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued a statement.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

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November 14, 2019

Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency tasked with enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans. Yet under the Trump-Pence administration, no other federal agency has leveled more attacks targeting the LGBTQ community—particularly the transgender community.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
The Senate Just Pushed Through One of Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nominees to Date

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November 14, 2019

In response to the Republican-led Senate’s confirmation of Steven Menashi to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Sasha J. Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal and 20 LGBTQ Organizations Oppose the Confirmation of Steven Menashi for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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October 28, 2019

Lambda Legal and 20 other LGBTQ organizations joined a letter that was recently sent to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary urging the committee to oppose the nomination of Steven Menashi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
The Senate’s Sordid Chicanery Is Putting Our Democracy at Risk

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September 16, 2019

The not-so-Pride Parade of shenanigans that has corroded constitutional mandate in the Senate.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Republicans Feign Interest in Protecting Health Care and LGBTQ People to Confirm Readler

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March 6, 2019

Today, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Chad Readler, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Submit Your Comments to Support Transgender Veterans

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July 26, 2018

The Veterans Administration recently announced they are considering whether to remove the categorical exclusion for transition-related health care from their medical benefits package. They have opened up the rule change for public comment, and it will be important for them to see a strong showing of support for transgender veterans. Unfortunately, at the moment, many of the comments that are being posted are uninformed, and extremely negative. We could use your help.
These Are Trump's 3 Most Likely Supreme Court Picks. They're Not Good.

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July 6, 2018

We wish we were making this stuff up, but we are not. This. Is. Not. A. Drill.
Why You Should Still Be Paying Attention to Donald Trump's Transgender Military Ban

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March 27, 2018

Despite the Trump administration’s most recent late Friday night attempt to wrap up this old fish of a “policy” in today’s newspaper, it’s still the same old rotting fish.