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Abortion Stigma and the Politics of the Closet

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June 23, 2016

Any day now the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which may be the most important abortion case in decades. The case involves a challenge to two provisions of Texas's House Bill 2, an anti-abortion law enacted in July 2013 that, if allowed to go into effect, would force the vast majority of Texas abortion clinics to close.

See Also: Health Care Fairness
A Divided Supreme Court Leaves Immigrants in Limbo

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June 23, 2016

Today was a bittersweet one for the ideals of diversity and inclusion in this country.

See Also: Immigration, Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy
Supreme Court Upholds Use of Race in U. of Texas Admissions, Lambda Legal Applauds

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June 23, 2016

Today, the Supreme Court, voting 4-3, ruled that University of Texas at Austin (UT)'s admissions process meets the constitutional standard for use of race in undergraduate admissions decisions.

See Also: Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy
Two Lambda Legal Fellows to Be Honored by the Windy City Times

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June 22, 2016

Lambda Legal Tyron Garner Fellow, Aisha N. Davis and Skadden Fellow Kara Ingelhart have been named Windy City Times 30 Under 30 honorees.
Lambda Legal Applauds City Council Vote to Strike ID Requirements from Chicago Human Rights Ordinance

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June 22, 2016
As Puerto Rico Mourns Lives Lost In Orlando, Let Us Loudly Demand Equality and Acceptance

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June 21, 2016

As Puerto Rico and its diaspora come together in grief, Lambda Legal and I also mourn with LGBT people in Puerto Rico.

See Also: Discrimination, Gun Violence
Lambda Legal Urges Court to Rule in Florida Case Seeking Accurate Death Certificates

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June 20, 2016

Lambda Legal today announced it has filed papers with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida asking the court for a swift end to the harm and indignity that Florida same-sex spouses, like gay widowers Hal Birchfield and Paul Mocko, face when denied accurate death certificates that acknowledge they were married and recognize them as surviving spouses.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships