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Lambda Legal Speaks Out Against Senate Confirmation of Eric Dreiband to Lead DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

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October 11, 2018

It is a sad day for the Civil Rights Division and yet another example of how the Department of Justice is no longer in the business of doing justice.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Brings Together 27 National, State and Local LGBT Organizations to Oppose Anti-LGBT Circuit Court Nominees Eric Murphy & Chad Readler

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October 10, 2018

Lambda Legal brought together 27 national, state and local LGBT civil rights organizations to urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose the confirmations of Eric Murphy and Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Demands Senate Halt Kavanaugh Nomination Process and Asks Senators to Join the Call to Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations

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September 17, 2018

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Lambda Legal and American Oversight Sue HHS in Quest for Kavanaugh Documents

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September 13, 2018

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SUED! Lambda Legal is Taking Trump to Court for Kavanaugh Documents

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September 4, 2018

As the U.S. Senate today started the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Lambda Legal and American Oversight filed a lawsuit to compel the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to immediately produce records related to Kavanaugh’s work in the George W. Bush White House.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
The American People Deserve the Truth about Kavanaugh’s LGBTQ Record Before His Hearings Begin on September 4th

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August 13, 2018

Over the weekend, Lambda Legal filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents and communications related to Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, regarding his time serving as the White House Staff Secretary from 2003 to 2006.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Mitch McConnell Was Just Forced to Withdraw a Trump Nominee: Here's Why It Matters

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July 19, 2018

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to withdraw Ryan Bounds, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
McConnell Just Canceled August Senate Recess to Confirm More Anti-LGBTQ Judges

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June 5, 2018

Today, Sharon McGowan, Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after Senator McConnell announced that he would cancel the U.S. Senate’s August recess in order to advance President Trump’s judicial nominees.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
With Brennan’s Confirmation, One in 10 Judges on U.S. Courts of Appeals Now a Trump Pick

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May 9, 2018

Today, Sharon McGowan, Director of Strategy at Lambda Legal, issued a statement on Leader McConnell’s legacy of judicial nominations after the Senate voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Michael Brennan, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Lambda Legal Condemns Confirmation of Virulent Anti-LGBT Judge

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April 24, 2018

Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kyle Duncan for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a vote of 50 to 47.

See Also: Fair Courts Project