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6 Things You Need to Know About the Brief Lambda Legal Filed at the Supreme Court Today

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February 27, 2015

Today, Lambda Legal, the ACLU and Ohio-based Gerhardstein & Branch filed their brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Henry v. Hodges and Obergefell v. Hodges arguing that Ohio’s ban on recognizing the legal marriages of same-sex couples violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Here's what you need to know.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal, ACLU and Gerhardstein & Branch File Ohio Marriage Case Brief at U.S. Supreme Court

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February 27, 2015

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Ohio-based Gerhardstein & Branch today filed their brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Henry v. Hodges and Obergefell v. Hodges arguing that Ohio’s ban on recognizing the legal marriages of same-sex couples violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Indiana Senate Passes SB 101, Lambda Legal Urges House to Vote ‘No’ on Religious Discrimination Bill

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February 24, 2015

Today, the Indiana Senate, with a vote of 40-10, passed a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal to Alabama Probate Judges: Ignore Chief Justice Roy Moore

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February 10, 2015

Lambda Legal sent an open letter to the President of the Alabama Probate Judges Association and probate judges of counties that are not issuing licenses to same-sex couples urging them to disregard Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s legally incorrect and unfounded Administrative Order and instead issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and different-sex couples alike, after the U.S.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
WHEREAS, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has Completely Lost the Public’s Trust and is Not Fit to Serve

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February 9, 2015

This blog post was co-written by Lambda Legal's Fair Courts Project Manager, Eric Lesh, and Senior Attorney Beth Littrell.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Urges First Circuit to Reverse Ruling Dismissing Puerto Rico Marriage Case

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January 26, 2015

“Every day that loving, committed couples in Puerto Rico are denied the dignity and respect of marriage represents one more day in which their families are at risk and the Commonwealth sends a discriminatory message to LGBT people. We won’t stop fighting on their behalf.”

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
What Happened at the Supreme Court?

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January 17, 2015

This is it! We are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court to argue for the freedom to marry!

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Supreme Court Will Hear Ohio Marriage Cases Brought by Lambda Legal, ACLU and Gerhardstein & Branch

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January 16, 2015

All cases in the Sixth Circuit including those from Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee will be heard.

See Also: Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships
Supreme Court Grants Review in Lambda Legal Marriage Case

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January 16, 2015

“After years of struggle and the dedicated work of thousands across the movement, we are finally within sight of the day when same-sex couples across the country will be able to share equally in the joys, protections and responsibilities of marriage.”

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Fifth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Lambda Legal Case Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Louisiana

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January 9, 2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments in Robicheaux v. Caldwell, the appeal challenging Louisiana’s discriminatory marriage ban. The appeal was brought by Forum For Equality Louisiana and seven same-sex Louisiana couples represented by Lambda Legal and New Orleans Attorneys Dalton Courson, Lesli Harris, Scott Spivey and Richard Perque.

See Also: Marriage, Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships