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Our Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack

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September 17, 2019

And our rights are unequivocally critical to survival.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration, Law & Policy Project, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

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September 16, 2019

The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a 4-3 decision reversing a lower court ruling that had denied a Phoenix business owners’ request that they be exempt from the City of Phoenix anti-discrimination ordinance and instead be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

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August 14, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case

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July 23, 2019

The State of North Carolina cannot use H.B. 142, the law that replaced H.B. 2, to prevent transgender individuals from using public restrooms and other facilities in state government buildings that match their gender under an agreement approved today by a federal court.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Adopts Guidance Protecting LGBTQ People

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August 17, 2018

The guidelines interpret sex discrimination prohibition in Pennsylvania statutes to cover sexual orientation and gender identity.

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With Brennan’s Confirmation, One in 10 Judges on U.S. Courts of Appeals Now a Trump Pick

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May 9, 2018

Today, Sharon McGowan, Director of Strategy at Lambda Legal, issued a statement on Leader McConnell’s legacy of judicial nominations after the Senate voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Michael Brennan, Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Oregon Court Rules Against Bakery That Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

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December 28, 2017

It's a decision that is both critically important and completely unsurprising.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, public accommodations, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Despite Opposition, Senate Judiciary Republicans Continue Rubber-Stamping Trump's Anti-LGBT Agenda

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November 9, 2017

Today the Senate Judiciary advanced confirmation of Trump's Deputy White House Counsel Gregory Katsas to the second most powerful court behind the U.S. Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Law & Policy Project
Yesterday We Won. Today, We Keep Fighting.

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November 8, 2017

You’ve seen the headlines. Last night was an exhilarating tonic.

See Also: Law & Policy Project, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
Advocates Will Appeal Case Against Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law HB 1523 to Supreme Court

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October 2, 2017

Mississippi civil rights attorney Rob McDuff, along with Mississippi Center for Justice and Lambda Legal, today announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied their en banc petition asking the full court to rehear the case challenging Mississippi House Bill 1523.

See Also: Law & Policy Project, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights

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Our Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack

democracy.jpg

Arizona Supreme Court Grants Phoenix Stationery Shop Limited Religious License to Discriminate

we_are_getting_married_invitation.jpg

Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

1200x630_social.png

Court Approves Settlement in H.B. 2 Replacement Case

north_carolina_gavel_nc_law.jpg

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Adopts Guidance Protecting LGBTQ People

kirsty-lee-604440-unsplash.jpg

With Brennan’s Confirmation, One in 10 Judges on U.S. Courts of Appeals Now a Trump Pick

trump_gage.jpg

Oregon Court Rules Against Bakery That Refused to Bake Wedding Cake for Lesbian Couple

sweetcakes.png

Despite Opposition, Senate Judiciary Republicans Continue Rubber-Stamping Trump's Anti-LGBT Agenda

5440388253_7a8e8c1584_b.jpg

Yesterday We Won. Today, We Keep Fighting.

36056856301_472aa0309b_k.jpg

Advocates Will Appeal Case Against Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law HB 1523 to Supreme Court

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