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Nevada Revises Foster Care Regulations to Remove Automatic Exclusion of People Living with HIV

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July 31, 2014

In response to an appeal from Lambda Legal, the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has revised its regulations concerning licensing prospective foster parents to remove a requirement that foster parents be free of a list of communicable diseases that included HIV.

See Also: HIV, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
What If We Held a Lawsuit … and Nobody Came?

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February 14, 2014

Recent twists in several marriage equality lawsuits have given rise to a fair question: What happens now?

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Harris v. McDonnell, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Lambda Legal Nevada Marriage Case Granted Expedited Hearing

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February 12, 2014

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today granted Lambda Legal's request to expedite the hearing of Sevcik v. Sandoval, its lawsuit challenging Nevada's discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Lambda Legal Applauds Nevada Governor’s Request to Withdraw Brief Defending State Marriage Ban

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February 10, 2014

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval today sought leave to withdraw the brief submitted on his behalf by Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit defending the state’s discriminatory marriage ban in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit challenging the ban, Sevcik v. Sandoval.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Reacts to Nevada AG Statement Regarding Lawsuit Challenging State Marriage Ban

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January 25, 2014

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto late yesterday issued a statement declaring that her office was reconsidering the State’s arguments in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit challenging Nevada’s discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Another Huge Week for LGBT Rights!

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January 24, 2014

In a movement for equality, legal decisions and actions are like building blocks: Each one sets the stage for the next.Two developments this week illustrate this point — and they are big.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Appeals Nevada Marriage Lawsuit to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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October 18, 2013

Today Lambda Legal filed its opening brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case on behalf of eight same-sex couples challenging the amendment to Nevada’s constitution and other state laws banning marriage for same-sex couples.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
Marriage Equality for All: Getting From Here to There

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July 11, 2013

It is important that no state—and no couple—be left behind.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships
Arizona Governor Loses Latest Bid to Strip Benefits from Lesbian and Gay State Employees

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June 27, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a request by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to review a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that maintains family health coverage for lesbian and gay State employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Diaz v. Brewer, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Sevcik v. Sandoval
2013 Preview

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January 9, 2013

As we kick off Lambda Legal’s 40th anniversary year, we are looking forward.

See Also: Lambda Legal in the News