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Lambda Legal & 46 LGBT Groups: Eric Dreiband Must Not Lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division

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September 5, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal and 46 other national, state, and local LGBT groups from across the country strongly opposed the confirmation of Eric S. Dreiband to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Dept. of Justice, citing his “overwhelmingly anti-civil rights record” and his efforts to “diminish the rights of LGBT people and other vulnerable communities.”

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Meet the Newest Federal Court Judge John K. Bush, Who Just So Happens to Have Extreme Anti-LGBT Beliefs

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July 20, 2017

Today, the United States Senate confirmed John Kenneth Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a 51 to 47 vote, along party lines. Bush’s writings and statements throughout his career in regards to fundamental rights have illustrated contempt for the rights of LGBT Americans, women, and all people living with HIV.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
27 National LGBT Groups Urge Senate to Oppose Confirmations of Hateful Judicial Nominees

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July 17, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal and 26 other national LGBT groups urged the Senate to oppose the confirmations of John K. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Damien Schiff to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Lambda Legal and American Constitution Society Find States Fail to Measure the Diversity of Judges

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June 21, 2017

States fail to collect basic information on the demographic and professional backgrounds of state judges, according to a new report released today by Lambda Legal and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS).

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Historic: First Openly LGBT Judge Nominated to New York Court of Appeals

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June 16, 2017

Governor Andrew Cuomo made judicial history by nominating Associate Justice Paul Feinman to the New York Court of Appeals.

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Lambda Legal & 15 LGBT Groups Oppose Anti-LGBT John K. Bush & Damien Schiff for Federal Bench

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June 12, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal and 15 other national LGBT groups urged opposition to the confirmations of John K. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Damien Schiff to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project, Resistance
An Oregon Judge Refused to Marry Same-Sex Couples. We're Fighting Back.

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May 2, 2017

Judge Day directed court staff to use the court record system to investigate whether couples wishing to marry were of the same sex and, if so, to represent that he was unavailable, rather than unwilling, to marry them.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination Is Going to the Full Senate for a Vote

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April 3, 2017

Lambda Legal opposes Judge Gorsuch’s nomination and urges the full Senate to vote "No."

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal & 21 other LGBT groups: Judge Gorsuch poses a significant threat to the LGBT community.

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March 16, 2017

Lambda Legal leads 19 LGBT groups in sending a letter to the US Senate opposing Judge Gorsuch's nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Anti-LGBT Jurors Are Harming Queer People. Here's How We're Putting a Stop to It.

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March 9, 2017

Creating courts free from anti-LGBT bias is an essential step towards justice.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project