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Of Counsel: The Freedom to Worship Is Not the Freedom to Shun

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March 21, 2013

With nine states and the District of Columbia now respecting same-sex couples’ freedom to marry, and voters in four states having rejected antigay bias in state ballot questions concerning marriage last November, it is clear change is happening.

See Also: Marriage, Of Counsel, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Same-sex relationships
Lawsuit Seeks Freedom to Marry in New Mexico

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March 21, 2013

Two same-sex couples filed a lawsuit today seeking the freedom to marry in New Mexico. The couples are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of New Mexico, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and local attorneys.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
From Sex to Marriage: Texas Then and Now

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March 20, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Roger Poindexter, Regional Director for Lambda Legal’s South Central Regional Office in Dallas, reflects on what it was like living in Texas before and after the historic decision.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Same-sex relationships, Sodomy Laws
From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8

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March 15, 2013

On the tenth anniversary of Lambda Legal's historic victory in Lawrence v. Texas, we invite some of the key players to discuss the case and its impact on the marriage cases currently before the Supreme Court.

See Also: DOMA, From Sex to Marriage, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Lawrence v. Texas, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Applauds As Colorado Passes Civil Union Bill

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March 12, 2013

Today, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the Colorado Civil Union Act, granting same-sex couples access to the range of rights, protections and obligations enjoyed by married couples under Colorado law.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Urges Puerto Rico Supreme Court to Overturn Second-Parent Adoption Ban

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March 8, 2013

In a brief filed today, Lambda Legal and Fundación Artículo II ask the Court to reconsider and reverse a Feb. 20 ruling that upheld a ban on second-parent adoptions by lesbian and gay parents.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, DOMA, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Files Supreme Court Briefs in Prop 8 and DOMA Cases

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March 1, 2013

In the last 48 hours, Lambda Legal and our colleagues at GLAD have filed two powerful friend-of-the-court briefs.

See Also: DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal's Supreme Court Brief: Discrimination Is the "Very Purpose" of DOMA

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March 1, 2013

Lambda Legal and GLAD submitted a brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a key provision of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

See Also: DOMA, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Prop 8

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February 28, 2013

Lambda Legal and GLAD submitted a friend-of-the court brief today arguing that Prop 8—which revoked same-sex couples’ freedom to marry in California—violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

See Also: Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois Marriage Bill Advances, Faces Final Hurdle

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February 26, 2013

We are so close to having the freedom to marry in Illinois. The Illinois House Executive Committee voted X-X in favor of SB10, the bill that would provide marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois. The bill now advances to the House floor for a vote.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships