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Betsy DeVos, Trump's Nominee for Secretary of Education, Has a Concerning Record

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January 17, 2017

Congress today begins hearings on Betsy DeVos's nomination to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. We need a Secretary of Education who will make schools safe for all students, and we are concerned about her record.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Resistance, Teens & Young Adults, Youth and Schools
Why Last Night's Debate Proves That LGBT Rights Are at Stake in This Election

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October 20, 2016

We heard a lot of things from both candidates during the debate last night. But there is no debate about one thing: LGBT rights are at stake in this election.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
The Constitution Needs Judges Like Thurgood Marshall

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September 16, 2016

As President Obama marks his last Constitution Day in office, he can be proud of his record for nominating more diverse judges than his predecessors. In reaching milestones like adding 11 openly gay or lesbian judges, the President no doubt drew inspiration from a portrait that hangs in the Oval Office.

See Also: Constitution, Constitution Day, Fair Courts Project, Thurgood Marshall
Lambda Legal Urges Governor Walker To Appoint a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Who Will Apply Constitution Equally

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May 18, 2016

Yesterday, Lambda Legal sent a letter to Governor Scott Walker regarding his upcoming appointment of a new Wisconsin Supreme Court justice.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

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May 16, 2016

Although today’s ruling leaves ambiguity, what is clear is that we need nine justices sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
We Reviewed All of Judge Garland’s Record. Here's What We Found.

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March 29, 2016

Following President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court last week, legal experts at Lambda Legal embarked on a comprehensive review of the nominee’s judicial record.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Tell U.S. Senators: Do Your Job!
On the Nomination of Judge Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court

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March 16, 2016

President Obama today nominated Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court. We call upon members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to fulfill their constitutional duty and ensure Judge Garland is given a complete and timely review.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Tell U.S. Senators: Do Your Job!
Why This Year’s Reproductive Freedom Supreme Court Cases are Important for LGBT People and Those Living with HIV

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March 1, 2016

The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (“LGBT”) and people living with HIV are on the line again this year before the United States Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Confirmation of First Openly Lesbian Chief Justice in the Country to Puerto Rico Supreme Court

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February 23, 2016

Late yesterday, the Puerto Rico Senate confirmed Associate Justice Maite Oronoz Rodriguez as Chief Justice of the commonwealth’s highest court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Reject Argument that Religious Belief Trumps Equal Access to Health Care

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February 18, 2016

Yesterday, Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Zubik v. Burwell and six related cases urging the Court to reject arguments made by religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations who argue that it burdens their religious beliefs simply to notify the federal government that they are opting out of providing their employees insurance coverage for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights

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Betsy DeVos, Trump's Nominee for Secretary of Education, Has a Concerning Record

devos.jpg

Why Last Night's Debate Proves That LGBT Rights Are at Stake in This Election

election_2016.jpg

The Constitution Needs Judges Like Thurgood Marshall

thurgood_marshall.jpg

Lambda Legal Urges Governor Walker To Appoint a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Who Will Apply Constitution Equally

scott_walker.jpeg

Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

pizer_392.jpg

We Reviewed All of Judge Garland’s Record. Here's What We Found.

merrick_garland2.jpg

On the Nomination of Judge Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court

merrick_garland2.jpg

Why This Year’s Reproductive Freedom Supreme Court Cases are Important for LGBT People and Those Living with HIV

scotus-purple.png

Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Confirmation of First Openly Lesbian Chief Justice in the Country to Puerto Rico Supreme Court

puerto_rico_flag.png

Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Reject Argument that Religious Belief Trumps Equal Access to Health Care

392_scotus.jpg

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