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90 Million Strong: 5 Reasons Why Lambda Legal Opposes the Death Penalty

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December 9, 2014

Lambda Legal has publicly opposed the death penalty since 1999 when Matthew Shepard was killed in Wyoming.

See Also: Death Penalty, Fair Courts Project
When Justice Is for Sale, More People Go to Jail!

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October 29, 2014

It’s election season, and if you live in one of the 39 states that elect judges, you may have seen one of those ‘soft on crime’ TV ads claiming that a judicial candidate “sides with child predators,” “is sympathetic to rapists” or “helped free a terrorist.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Fair Courts Project, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination
Ending the "Panic"

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September 29, 2014

We look to courts for justice, not to reinforce prejudices.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Fair Courts Project, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Constitution Day 2014: Imagining Life without Courts to Safeguard our Constitutional Rights

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September 17, 2014

Today, the U.S. Constitution turns 227 years old!

See Also: Constitution Day, Fair Courts Project, Lawrence v. Texas, Romer v. Evans
The Despicable Antigay Attack on Arkansas’ Courts

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September 11, 2014

On May 9, 2014, Judge Chris Piazza, a state trial court judge in Arkansas, ruled that the state’s statutory and constitutional bans prohibiting marriage for same-sex couples violated the constitution of the United States, and had to be struck down.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Confirmation of First Openly Lesbian Judge to Puerto Rico Supreme Court

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June 24, 2014

Yesterday, the Puerto Rico Senate confirmed attorney Maite Oronoz Rodríguez as an Associate Justice to the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, marking the first time that an openly lesbian judicial nominee is confirmed to the Commonwealth’s highest court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
How Does Judicial Diversity Impact Access to Justice for Our Communities?

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June 18, 2014

Yesterday, the United States Senate voted to confirm two openly gay African-American judges to the federal bench - Staci Yandle for the Southern District of Illinois and Darrin Gayles for the Southern District of Florida.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Same-Day Senate Confirmation of Two Openly Gay Nominees to the Federal Bench

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June 17, 2014

Today, the U.S. Senate made judicial history by confirming Darrin Gayles to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Staci Yandle to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, marking the first time that two openly gay judicial nominees have been confirmed to the federal bench on the same day.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Hails Good Day for New Jersey Court, But Remains Troubled by Process

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May 21, 2014

Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced that he will renominate Stuart Rabner as Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court and that the state Senate will then hold confirmation hearings to fill one of the two vacancies on the bench. This news comes after months of advocacy by legal and community organizations urging Gov.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Gov. Rick Perry is Wrong on Marriage, Wrong on Courts

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February 28, 2014

Immediately after U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia struck down Texas’ discriminatory ban denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry, Texas Governor Rick Perry attacked the ruling in the statement released by his office.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage