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Amid Historic Diversification, Federal Judiciary Still Falls Short of Representing LGBTQ+ Community

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April 6, 2022

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Condemns Senate Republicans Push for Anti-Health Care Nominee Walker to DC Circuit in Middle of a Pandemic

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May 5, 2020

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham has scheduled a hearing tomorrow on the nomination of Justin Walker to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Mourns Passing of Judge Deborah Batts

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February 4, 2020

Federal District Judge Deborah A Batts, the first openly lesbian federal judge when she was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill Clinton in in 1994, died Sunday at the age of 72.
Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of House Resolution Condemning Transgender Military Ban

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March 28, 2019

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution rejecting President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights
Neomi Rao Confirmation is Bad News for LGBT Rights

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March 13, 2019

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Judicial Nominees
U.S. Senate Abandons LGBTQ Community to Confirm Eric Murphy

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March 7, 2019

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

See Also: Fair Courts Project
William Barr Must Prove He Can Defend Civil Rights for All

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February 14, 2019

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, over the objections of civil rights leaders.
Lambda Legal on Senator Scott’s Opposition to Thomas Farr Nomination

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November 29, 2018

Today, Senator Tim Scott announced that he would oppose Thomas Farr, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Thomas Farr
Lambda Legal Condemns McConnell’s Decision to Advance Thomas Farr Nomination Despite History of Black Disenfranchisement

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November 16, 2018
Civil Rights Organizations Oppose Anti-LGBT Fourth Circuit Court Nominee Allison Rushing

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October 16, 2018

Rushing has expressed a deep hostility to the principles of equality, liberty, justice and dignity under the law for LGBT Americans.

See Also: Fair Courts Project