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NEW REPORT: As Biden Vows to Nominate a Black Woman to Supreme Court, New Data Provides Snapshot of Biden’s First-Year Efforts to Diversify Federal Judiciary; Despite Making Historic Appointments, Report Reveals Biden Fell Short on LGBTQ+ Representation

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February 1, 2022

Despite Historic Appointments in Year One — Including Nearly Two-Thirds Being People of Color and Three-Fourths Being Women — Report Reveals How Biden Fell Short on LGBTQ+ Representation

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MA Supreme Judicial Court Declares LGBTQ People Must Be Protected from Discrimination in Jury Selection, Reaffirms that Challenges to Discriminatory Strikes on the Basis of Race or Any Protected Class Must be Addressed Individually

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August 16, 2021

The SJC also explicitly articulated for the first time that sexual orientation is a protected class for purposes of a Batson-Soares objection to peremptory challenges

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10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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January 20, 2021

Lambda Legal has filed 46 federal lawsuits against the Trump administration to beat back their efforts to harm LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

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Lambda Legal Condemns the Confirmation of Stephen Schwartz to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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December 9, 2020

This confirmation of Stephen Schwartz to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is another dark day for the U.S. judiciary and the latest attack on LGBTQ people from the Trump-Pence Administration.

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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court in Illegitimate, Partisan Vote

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October 26, 2020

This is a dark day for our justice system and American democracy.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination of Anti-LGBTQ Judge, Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

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October 22, 2020

Judge Barrett could be confirmed as soon as Monday, October 26.

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What You Need to Know About Amy Coney Barrett

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October 12, 2020

It is impossible to overstate how consequential a Justice Coney Barrett would be to the rights of LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee Must Oppose Amy Coney Barrett

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October 9, 2020

Today, Lambda Legal sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging the members to oppose Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the United States Supreme Court.

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Who Fills Justice Ginsburg’s SCOTUS Seat Will Be Consequential for the LGBTQ Community

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October 1, 2020

Sadly, we know the Trump administration does not share Justice Ginsburg’s commitment to justice and equality for all, and its judicial nominees reflect that bias.

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Rushed Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court Imperils U.S. Democracy

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September 25, 2020

News outlets have reported that President Trump intends to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, currently on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, to the United States Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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