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Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against and Calls for Disbarment of Tennessee District Attorney Craig Northcott

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August 27, 2019

Northcott publicly stated that he does not file domestic assault charges if the violence occurred between same-sex spouses, does not recognize “homosexual marriage,” and would not prosecute Tennessee county clerks who deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
Highly Offensive Confirmation of Anti-LGBTQ Matthew Kacsmaryk Further Damages Our Judiciary

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June 19, 2019

Today the U.S. Senate did further damage to our federal judiciary by confirming Matthew Kacsmaryk.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
Trump Nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk Is a Threat to Queer People

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June 17, 2019

Call your senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on Matthew Kacsmaryk.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Fair Courts Project
Neomi Rao Confirmation is Bad News for LGBT Rights

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March 13, 2019

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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Lambda Legal Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Oppose Kenneth Lee

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March 13, 2019

Lambda Legal sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urging them to oppose Kenneth Lee, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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U.S. Senate Abandons LGBTQ Community to Confirm Eric Murphy

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March 7, 2019

Today, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Eric Murphy, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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Republicans Feign Interest in Protecting Health Care and LGBTQ People to Confirm Readler

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March 6, 2019

Today, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Chad Readler, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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Senate Republicans Rubber-Stamp Neomi Rao’s Nomination

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February 28, 2019

Senate Republicans continue to turn a blind eye and rubber-stamp every nominee put forth by the Trump Administration.

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Neomi Rao Proudly Stands at Odds with Marriage Equality

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February 4, 2019

Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing on Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Lambda Legal sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urging them to oppose Rao’s nomination.

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LGBTQ People Are Not A "Trend", Neomi Rao

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January 15, 2019

Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after BuzzFeed News reported on a series of Naomi Rao’s inflammatory writings.

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