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How We Will Honor Their Memory

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June 12, 2016

We don’t need to ask whether LGBT people were the targets of the terrible attack in Orlando. We know. This was both an act of terrorism against LGBT people and also a hate crime.
Lambda Legal Statement on Tragedy in Orlando

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June 12, 2016

In response to the tragic attack on patrons in a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, Lambda Legal Acting Executive Director Fran Goldstein issued the following statement.
Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center Petition VA to Provide Surgery for Transgender Veterans

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May 10, 2016

Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change the rule that categorically excludes transition-related surgery for transgender veterans.

See Also: Military, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Files Class Action Motion in Florida Lawsuit Seeking Accurate Death Certificates

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April 5, 2016

Lambda Legal filed a motion seeking class action status in its federal lawsuit on behalf Hal Birchfield and Paul Mocko, two gay widowers.

See Also: Seniors
Lambda Legal Files Class Action in Florida Seeking Accurate Death Certificates for Surviving Same-Sex Spouses

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December 21, 2015

Lambda Legal filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U. S.

See Also: Birchfield v. Armstrong, Family, Seniors
Victory! Gay Widower Wins Florida Property Tax Battle

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October 22, 2015

At a hearing today, the Miami-Dade County Office of Property Appraisal agreed to reinstate the spousal homestead protections of Lambda Legal client Hal Birchfield, a gay widower previously denied protections against certain tax increases for the home he had shared with his husband because his marriage was not recognized at the time of his husband’s death.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Supreme Court Upholds Florida Rule Banning Personal Solicitation by Judicial Candidates

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April 29, 2015

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled to uphold a Florida rule that helps keep courts impartial by prohibiting judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions in Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case Challenging Florida Rule Banning Personal Solicitation by Judicial Candidates

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January 20, 2015

“Florida, and the 39 other states that elect judges, must be allowed to place reasonable restrictions on how these candidates raise money in order to guard against a perception among the public that justice is for sale."

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Florida Judicial Conduct Code

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December 26, 2014

Lambda Legal and six other advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case challenging the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct that prohibits judicial candidates from personally requesting campaign contributions.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar
15 Inspiring Moments for LGBT & HIV+ People in 2014

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December 26, 2014

2014 was an amazing year for the LGBT and HIV rights movements.