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Oregon Supreme Court Rules Against Oregon Judge Who Refused To Marry Same-Sex Couples (AKA Do His Job)

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March 15, 2018

The Oregon Supreme Court today affirmed a determination by the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability that Judge Vance D. Day had violated state rules of judicial ethics when he devised a scheme to avoid marrying same-sex couples by instructing court staff to investigate the gender of marriage applicants and represent that he was unavailable if they were of the same sex, among other charges.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage
Oregon Courts Are Right To Reject Religious License to Discriminate

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March 15, 2018

Lambda Legal today urged the Oregon Supreme Court to deny a petition from the former owners of an Oregon bakery seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that they violated Oregon's anti-discrimination law in 2013 when they refused to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple because they claimed it was against their religion.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
If You're Queer and Not Angry About the State of Paid Family Leave in This Country, You Should Be

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December 15, 2017

Paid leave policies are essential – not just to those in traditional nuclear family structures, but also to those with chosen families.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults
Supreme Court of Hawai’i Hears Parenting Case Testing Marriage Equality Ruling

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December 14, 2017

The Supreme Court of Hawai’i today heard oral argument in the case of C.C. v. D.D., in which Lambda Legal is urging the Court to uphold a lower court ruling that, just like different-sex spouses, same-sex spouses must be treated as the presumed parents of children born during their marriage, with equal rights and equal responsibilities, including legal parentage and child support.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Youth and Schools
Court to Decide If Lesbian Mom Has More Rights Than Anonymous Sperm Donor

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November 29, 2017

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal and Advocates Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law

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October 10, 2017

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Marriage, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights
The 6 Supreme Court Cases LGBTQ People Need to Watch This Term

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October 2, 2017

Well, it’s here! Today is the first Monday in October, which means it’s the day the Supreme Court begins its new term.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Immigration, Marriage, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Same-sex relationships, SCOTUS
Thank You, Edith Windsor.

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September 12, 2017

Thank you Edie. You will be remembered with deep respect and gratitude. We will miss you.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down Arkansas’s Attempt to Treat Married Same-Sex Parents Unequally

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June 26, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court made clear that states may not treat same-sex married couples differently than other married couples.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Kentucky Judge Refuses Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples, Gets Hit with Ethics Complaint

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May 16, 2017

Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kentucky, Kentucky’s Fairness Campaign and University of Louisville Law Professor Sam Marcosson filed a complaint against Judge W. Mitchell Nance for violating Kentucky’s Code of Judicial Conduct by recusing himself from any adoption proceedings involving lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships

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Oregon Supreme Court Rules Against Oregon Judge Who Refused To Marry Same-Sex Couples (AKA Do His Job)

judge.png

Oregon Courts Are Right To Reject Religious License to Discriminate

sweetcakes.png

If You're Queer and Not Angry About the State of Paid Family Leave in This Country, You Should Be

eye-for-ebony-415494.jpg

Supreme Court of Hawai’i Hears Parenting Case Testing Marriage Equality Ruling

image1_3.jpeg

Court to Decide If Lesbian Mom Has More Rights Than Anonymous Sperm Donor

strickland.jpg

Lambda Legal and Advocates Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law

1200x630_barber-plaintiffs.png

The 6 Supreme Court Cases LGBTQ People Need to Watch This Term

scotus.png

Thank You, Edith Windsor.

edie.jpg

U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down Arkansas’s Attempt to Treat Married Same-Sex Parents Unequally

istock-460897297.jpg

Kentucky Judge Refuses Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples, Gets Hit with Ethics Complaint

rainbow_gavel.jpg

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