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What’s So Wrong With Indiana’s SB100?

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November 19, 2015

SB100 denies LGBT people protections others receive, invites discrimination against transgender people, eliminates local civil rights laws, and protects both licensed professionals who discriminate and religiously affiliated medical and social service providers that discriminate with public funds.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Calls for Comprehensive Protections for LGBT Hoosiers

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November 17, 2015

Lambda Legal sent an open letter to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and leaders of the Indiana House and Senate urging them to include sexual orientation and gender identity to the existing categories that enjoy protection from discrimination under Indiana law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Underscores Importance of Corporate Leadership In RFRA Fight, Honoring Salesforce and Bill Oesterle

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August 28, 2015

On Friday, September 18th, Lambda Legal will honor two leaders whose public stance against Indiana’s so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA) this year elevated public outcry, outlined the costly impact of discrimination on business, and set important standard for corporate leadership on civil rights.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
From Impact Magazine: Indiana Was the Tip Of The Iceberg

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August 18, 2015

More than 100 state bills so far have aimed to use religious beliefs as an excuse for discrimination. The idea is to allow businesses and public employees to mistreat LGBT people and consider married same-sex couples as unmarried.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Same-sex relationships
What the Supreme Court Said About Religious Expression at Work

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June 3, 2015

The Supreme Court agrees with the EEOC: Nondiscrimination means religious pluralism and problem-solving, not conformity and exclusions

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Supreme Court Victory for Workers

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June 1, 2015

Today the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed an important principle — that Title VII the section of the Civil Rights Act that protects employment — means what it says and should not be tinkered with by judges.

See Also: Religious Exemptions
Why the Federal RFRA and Similar State Bills and Laws Threaten LGBT People and People Living with HIV

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April 23, 2015

The following presentation was provided by Jennifer C. Pizer, Lambda Legal Law & Policy Project National Director, at a briefing convened by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott on the harms of federal and state Religious Freedom and Restoration Acts (RFRA).

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

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April 23, 2015

Two statements from Currey Cook,Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project National Director

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Indiana Proposes Limited Fix to Discriminatory Law; Lambda Legal Urges Full Protections for LGBT Hoosiers and Others

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April 2, 2015

Today, Indiana elected officials announced that they have agreed on new language to modify the recently enacted law that invites discrimination against LGBT people and others in the state.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, rfra, sb 101
Gov. Pence, Stop Deceiving the Nation on SB 101

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March 29, 2015

Let's clarify a few things about Indiana's deeply flawed law.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination

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What’s So Wrong With Indiana’s SB100?

indy-rfra-protest-blog.jpg

Lambda Legal Calls for Comprehensive Protections for LGBT Hoosiers

indy-rfra-protest-blog.jpg

Lambda Legal Underscores Importance of Corporate Leadership In RFRA Fight, Honoring Salesforce and Bill Oesterle

salesforce-logo.png

From Impact Magazine: Indiana Was the Tip Of The Iceberg

pizer_392.jpg

What the Supreme Court Said About Religious Expression at Work

pizer_392.jpg

Supreme Court Victory for Workers

greg-nevins_392.png

Why the Federal RFRA and Similar State Bills and Laws Threaten LGBT People and People Living with HIV

pizer_392.jpg

Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

curreycookblog.png

Indiana Proposes Limited Fix to Discriminatory Law; Lambda Legal Urges Full Protections for LGBT Hoosiers and Others

pizer_392.jpg

Gov. Pence, Stop Deceiving the Nation on SB 101

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