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Trump’s 3 Most Likely Supreme Court Picks

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September 22, 2020

Our country deserves better.

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The Nomination & Consideration of Justice Ginsburg's Replacement Must Be Delayed

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September 18, 2020

The seat held by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg must not be filled until after a new Senate and possibly a new President is seated in January 2021.

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Mourning Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an Irreplaceable Giant

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September 18, 2020

Today, the United States lost an irreplaceable giant.

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Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist is Filled with Anti-LGBT and Extremist Judges

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September 9, 2020

The new shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees is teeming with anti-LGBT extremists and dangerous ideologues.

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Amidst Pandemic & Nation-Wide Protests, Senate Republicans Advance Anti-Civil Rights Nominee Cory Wilson

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June 11, 2020

In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s party-line vote to advance the nomination of Judge Cory Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Lambda Legal, released the following statement.

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Lambda Legal Condemns Senate Republicans for Advancing Anti-Health Care Nominee Walker to DC Circuit in Middle of a Pandemic

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June 4, 2020

In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s party-line vote to advance the nomination of U.S. District Judge Justin Walker (E.D. Ky.) for a lifetime appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Lambda Legal released the following statement.

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Mitch McConnell Is Putting Senators at Risk to Vote on Trump's Unqualified Nominees

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May 19, 2020

As most of us continue on with our social distancing as recommended by the CDC to help curb the spread of the increasingly deadly pandemic, the members of the United States Senate are back in Washington to do what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls “the job we need to do for the American people.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Coronavirus, Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Condemns Senate Republicans Push for Anti-Health Care Nominee Walker to DC Circuit in Middle of a Pandemic

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May 5, 2020

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham has scheduled a hearing tomorrow on the nomination of Justin Walker to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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FILED: Fifth Circuit Must Reconsider Opinion that Misgenders Trans Litigant

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March 23, 2020

Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan rejected a transgender litigant’s request to be referred to with her chosen pronouns.

See Also: Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Fair Courts Project, Transgender Rights
Brasher's Confirmation to the 11th Circuit Threatens Civil Rights for LGBTQ people

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February 11, 2020

Today, after the U.S. Senate, along party lines, confirmed Andrew Brasher for a lifetime position to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued a statement.

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