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The Looming Threat to Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court

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October 5, 2020

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have indicated a desire to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections
Ten Years Ago Today: “On Thursday morning, July 6, I was at my desk when the clerk’s office in Albany called … the news hit like a punch to the stomach.“

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July 6, 2016

The following blog post is an excerpt from Losing Forward: The Marriage Case in New York by Jeffrey Trachtman, a partner in the New York law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Why This Year’s Reproductive Freedom Supreme Court Cases are Important for LGBT People and Those Living with HIV

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March 1, 2016

The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (“LGBT”) and people living with HIV are on the line again this year before the United States Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
What Happened Today at the Supreme Court

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June 26, 2015

What a day! After decades of work by Lambda Legal and many others, we have at long last secured the freedom to marry for all same-sex couples throughout the entire United States. Today’s moving and inspirational decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is one for the history books. Here are five important things to know about the decision:

See Also: Henry v. Hodges, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Timeline: Marriage Equality and Lambda Legal

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June 26, 2015

Check out our timeline history of Lambda Legal's involvement in the fight for marrriage equality!

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When Justice Is Poetry

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June 26, 2015

Some highlights of the majority opinion in favor of the freedom to marry, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy.

See Also: Henry v. Hodges, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Victory! In Landmark Ruling Supreme Court Strikes Down Bans on Marriage for Same-sex Couples

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June 26, 2015

In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry violates the U.S. Constitution. The Court’s decision invalidates all state statutes and constitutional amendments barring same-sex couples from marriage. Lambda Legal was co-counsel in one of the landmark cases decided today.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Family and Relationship Protections, Same-sex relationships

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The Looming Threat to Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court

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Ten Years Ago Today: “On Thursday morning, July 6, I was at my desk when the clerk’s office in Albany called … the news hit like a punch to the stomach.“

luu_cover.png

Why This Year’s Reproductive Freedom Supreme Court Cases are Important for LGBT People and Those Living with HIV

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What Happened Today at the Supreme Court

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Timeline: Marriage Equality and Lambda Legal

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When Justice Is Poetry

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Victory! In Landmark Ruling Supreme Court Strikes Down Bans on Marriage for Same-sex Couples

scotus_win_firstpost.png

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