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Lambda Legal Asks GOP Senators to State Publicly That They Will Not Vote to Confirm Kavanaugh

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September 27, 2018

Through his own words and demeanor, Judge Kavanaugh has demonstrated that he is unfit for a lifetime appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Courts Project, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Stands With Dr. Blasey Ford, Who Bravely Came Forward to Share Private Experiences of Sexual Assault on National Stage

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September 27, 2018

We applaud Dr. Blasey Ford’s strength and courage.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Courts Project, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Urges Senators to Oppose Kavanaugh Nomination With News of Third Accuser

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September 26, 2018

We salute the courage of Julie Swetnick, who has now become the third woman to subject herself to public scrutiny and ridicule because Senate Republicans and the White House refuse to take allegations of sexual assault seriously.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Courts Project, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Denies Appeal of LGBT Lambda Legal Employment Discrimination Case

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December 11, 2017

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not review the Lambda Legal case on behalf of Jameka Evans, a Savannah security guard who was harassed at work and forced from her job because she is a lesbian.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, SCOTUS
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
Scrap Tires, the Supreme Court, and LGBT Rights

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April 19, 2017

The case is an appeal from federal rulings upholding Missouri’s adherence to its state constitutional provision, similar to provisions in over 30 other states’ constitutions, forbidding government aid to churches.

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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.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Resistance, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
It's Time for Senators to Do Their Job

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November 2, 2016

Over 38,000 people have signed Lambda Legal’s petition urging the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Judge Merrick Garland.

See Also: SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court
No Same-Sex Couple Left Behind: SCOTUS Ruling for the Freedom to Marry Would Apply with Equal Force to U.S. Territories

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April 24, 2015

A month ago, Outward writer Mark Joseph Stern wondered what would happen to “those 4 million Americans who don’t live in [the] states, but in one of five U.S. territories?” In so doing, Stern aptly noted that the applicability of rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to the people of Puerto Rico, the U.S.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, SCOTUS
What the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision Means for LGBT People

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July 8, 2014

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court upheld the right of individuals to access birth control despite the opposition of some religious sects. Since then, mainstream attitudes have changed. But fundamentalist religious views about reproductive health and sexuality still influence our politics and law.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Hobby Lobby, Religious Exemptions, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court