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Lambda Legal Announces Government to Pay $1.325M to Settle Legal Fees in Cases on Behalf of HIV-Positive Service Members

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September 20, 2022

See Also: HIV, Military
Lambda Legal Celebrates Biden Administration’s Decision to Abandon Appeal of Court Order Striking Down Discriminatory Restrictions on Service Members Living with HIV and Welcomes Pentagon’s Policy Change

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June 8, 2022

Lambda Legal celebrates the Biden administration’s announcement yesterday that it will no longer defend discriminatory restrictions that prevented service members living with HIV from deploying and commissioning as officers in the U.S. military.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Pentagon’s Discriminatory Restrictions on Military Service of People Living with HIV as Arbitrary and Unconstitutional; Hailed by Lambda Legal as “Landmark Victory”

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April 7, 2022

Yesterday, a federal district court handed down one of the strongest judicial rulings in over two decades for people living with HIV, ordering the Department of Defense (DOD)—the world’s largest employer—to stop discriminating against people living with HIV and to allow them to deploy and commission as officers in the U.S. military.

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Lambda Legal Argues in Court to Halt Pentagon Discrimination Against People Living With HIV

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September 14, 2020

Today, Lambda Legal and the Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) asked a federal district court to bar the Trump Administration and the Pentagon from discriminating against people living with HIV by denying them the opportunity to enlist, deploy, or commission as an officer.

See Also: HIV, Military
6 LGBTQ Rights Fights to Watch in 2020

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January 15, 2020

We’re only two weeks into 2020 and there is no shortage of action.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Religious Exemptions, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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October 10, 2019

As the 2020 election approaches, all eyes are on D.C. (and sometimes on Twitter).

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Asks Court to Stop Pentagon from Discharging HIV-Positive Service Members

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July 19, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, along with pro bono counsel from Winston & Strawn LLP, asked a federal court to halt implementation of a new Department of Defense policy resulting in the discharge of service members living with HIV.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, HIV, Military

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