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Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee, Reject Senate Bill 568 for What It Is; a License to Discriminate

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February 9, 2015

Today, the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds.

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Human Rights Abuses of LGBT and HIV+ People in the U.S.

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October 30, 2014

In anticipation of the 2015 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a comprehensive assessment of the human rights record of all UN member countries, Lambda Legal has authored a set of UPR comments surrounding the policing, detention and incarceration of LGBT people and people living with HIV.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, HIV, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Applauds Arizona Governor's Veto of Antigay Bill

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February 26, 2014

Everyone in Arizona deserves respect and inclusion, including same-sex couples and their families, and people of all faiths and backgrounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
ArizoNO: Saying NO to Misuse of Religion to Discriminate

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February 26, 2014

Let’s be clear, the Arizona bill lifts the lid off a Pandora’s Box of religiously motivated discrimination.

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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.

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Lambda Legal Says Same-Sex Couples Must Be Included in Case Deciding Fate of Spousal Benefits

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January 9, 2014

Lambda Legal today asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve the extension of spousal benefits, including health insurance, to the same-sex spouses of city employees.

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Lambda Legal Urges Board of Immigration Appeals to Reject Stereotypes

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August 20, 2013

"How do you prove to a judge that you are gay?" says Senior Staff Attorney Thomas W. Ude, Jr. "Denying protection against torture in Jamaica based on stereotyped assumptions about the process of coming out is unjust."

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Immigration and Asylum, In Re Anthony
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
From the New York Times: "A Lawyer's Evolution, Mirroring the Law's"

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June 25, 2013

The New York Times profiles former Lambda Legal board co-chair, Paul M. Smith, who argued our landmark case Lawrence v. Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court 10 years ago

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, DOMA, Lambda Legal in the News, Lawrence v. Texas, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Sodomy Laws, What Is DOMA, What Is Prop 8
In Brief: Supreme Court Analysis | Florida School Case

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April 8, 2013

In Brief is a monthly online newsletter about Lambda Legal's groundbreaking litigation, education and public policy work.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Hollingsworth v. Perry, In Brief, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights, Youth, Youth and Schools

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Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee, Reject Senate Bill 568 for What It Is; a License to Discriminate

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Human Rights Abuses of LGBT and HIV+ People in the U.S.

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Lambda Legal Applauds Arizona Governor's Veto of Antigay Bill

pizer_392.jpg

ArizoNO: Saying NO to Misuse of Religion to Discriminate

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Another Huge Week for LGBT Rights!

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Lambda Legal Says Same-Sex Couples Must Be Included in Case Deciding Fate of Spousal Benefits

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Lambda Legal Urges Board of Immigration Appeals to Reject Stereotypes

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Arizona Governor Loses Latest Bid to Strip Benefits from Lesbian and Gay State Employees

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From the New York Times: "A Lawyer's Evolution, Mirroring the Law's"

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In Brief: Supreme Court Analysis | Florida School Case

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