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Jeff Sessions, Dire Threat to Civil Rights, Confirmed as U.S. Attorney General

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February 8, 2017

Jeff Sessions’ confirmation as Attorney General today is a travesty.

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Trump Watch: 6 Things We’re Watching This Week

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February 6, 2017

We’re two weeks into the Trump administration, and clearly we’re already seeing disturbing and unacceptable attacks on our constitutional rights.

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Help Stop Betsy DeVos

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February 6, 2017

Another supporter of mean-spirited, anti-LGBT policies is about to enter the White House — and she’s going to be in charge of our kids’ educations.

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Top DOJ Lawyer Joins Lambda Legal

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February 2, 2017

Today, Lambda Legal announced the hiring of Sharon McGowan, a top attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, as the organization’s new Director of Strategy.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Resistance
Lambda Legal Warns Trump: “Reported Executive Order would be an attack on LGBT people and all Americans who love liberty”

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February 2, 2017

Reports indicate that President Trump may issue an Executive Order that will encourage sweeping discrimination against LGBT people and women.

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Neil Gorsuch Has an Unacceptable, Hostile Record Towards LGBT People

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January 31, 2017

Following President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court today, Lambda Legal took the difficult step of formally opposing his nomination, citing his record of hostility towards LGBT people and other marginalized communities.

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We Reviewed All of Judge Gorsuch’s Record. Here's What We Found.

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January 31, 2017

After Donald Trump announced that he was considering nominating Neil Gorsuch, Judge of the 10th Circuit, to the U.S. Supreme Court, Lambda Legal’s Fair Courts Project embarked on a comprehensive review of his judicial record.

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Statement of Lambda Legal, GLAD & NCLR on Trump’s Nomination of New Supreme Court Justice

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January 31, 2017

We call on the Senate to reject any nominee to the Court who does not clearly affirm a commitment to upholding the Constitution's guarantees of liberty and equal protection for all Americans.

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LGBT People Refuse to be Pawns

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January 29, 2017

We utterly reject President Trump's discrimination against Muslims in the guise of concern trolling for LGBT rights.

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Donald Trump’s War on Immigrants Is Un-American

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January 25, 2017

Donald Trump’s latest executive orders targeting immigrants and sanctuary cities are simply un-American.

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