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Of Counsel: When the News Reporter Calls

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July 25, 2012

Lambda Legal Supervising Senior Staff Attorney Kenneth D. Upton Jr. dispels the media's misconceptions about workplace discrimination in Texas.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Gill v. Devlin, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Of Counsel
New York Daily News Reports on NYC Landlord-Tenant Discrimination Dispute

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July 6, 2012

After marrying her longtime partner in New York state, Regina Hawkins-Balducci tried to add her wife’s name to the lease on her rent-stabilized apartment in Harlem. Her landlord refused, even though Hawkins-Balducci presented him with the couple’s marriage certificate.

See Also: Discrimination, Housing, In re Balducci, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Urges NY Landlord to Add Wife of Lesbian Tenant to Lease

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June 27, 2012

Lambda Legal is fighting for the right of a New York City woman to add her wife to her rent-stabilized lease.

See Also: Discrimination, Housing, In re Balducci, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
NYC Restaurant Pays $25K to Lambda Legal Client After Antigay Attack

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June 13, 2012

A Lambda Legal client who was violently attacked while trying to dine with friends at a New York City restaurant has recovered $25,000.

See Also: Discrimination
How DOMA Harms Military Families

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May 16, 2012

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" may be gone, but discrimination isn't. The so-called Defense of Marriage Act prevents the federal government from recognizing the marriages of lesbian and gay service members, leaving them and their families without crucial legal protections.

See Also: Discrimination, DOMA, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Marriage, Military
Virginia House Says, "LGBT Judges Need Not Apply!"

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May 15, 2012

The Virginia House of Delegates voted yesterday to block an openly gay Richmond prosecutor from becoming a general district court judge. This is what discrimination based on sexual orientation often looks like.

See Also: Discrimination, Fair Courts Project, Prop 8
Ask Lambda Legal: Out at Work

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May 11, 2012

Q. I just applied for a new job, and am not sure if I should be “out” during the interview process. I don’t think my state protects employees from being discriminated against based on their sexual orientation. Can I be out at my interview or at work without risk of being rejected or fired?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, ENDA, Gill v. Devlin, Out at Work
Keeping the Pressure On Regarding Workplace Discrimination

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May 4, 2012

Why doesn't President Obama issue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity? Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart weighs in.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Lambda Legal in the News
Police Sting Unfairly Targeted Gay Men

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April 20, 2012

Lambda Legal is urging a California court to reverse several convictions from a 2009 sting operation in the Warm Sands neighborhood of Palm Springs, Calif., because the arrests were the result of discriminatory enforcement of the laws.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Discrimination, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, In re Warm Sands Cases
Court Blocks Arizona's Move to Revoke Health Coverage

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April 3, 2012

Arizona state employees can rest easy: Family coverage for their same-sex partners will remain in place until a court issues a final decision in Lambda Legal's case.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Diaz v. Brewer, Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Same-sex relationships