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Lambda Legal Applauds Introduction of Federal Do No Harm Act

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May 18, 2016

Today, U.S. Reps. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) and Robert C.

See Also: Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Urges Governor Walker To Appoint a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Who Will Apply Constitution Equally

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May 18, 2016

Yesterday, Lambda Legal sent a letter to Governor Scott Walker regarding his upcoming appointment of a new Wisconsin Supreme Court justice.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

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May 16, 2016

Although today’s ruling leaves ambiguity, what is clear is that we need nine justices sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal and ACLU Ask Court to Block Enforcement of North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law

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May 16, 2016

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of North Carolina today asked a federal court to order an immediate halt to enforcement of a North Carolina law that targets transgender people for discrimination in single-sex facilities.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights
Why This Week Was Historic

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May 13, 2016

It’s been a very good week. And it didn’t happen by accident or overnight – such actions were based on years of litigation and advocacy by Lambda Legal and others.
HHS Issues New Rules Confirming Ban on Health Care and Insurance Discrimination against LGBT People

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May 13, 2016

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today finalized new rules confirming that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are protected against health care discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions
Lambda Legal Applauds New Federal Guidance on Transgender Students’ Access to Bathrooms

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May 13, 2016

The Obama Administration today issued new guidance directing public school districts across the country to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.

See Also: Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools

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Lambda Legal Applauds Introduction of Federal Do No Harm Act

do_no_harm_act.png

Lambda Legal Urges Governor Walker To Appoint a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Who Will Apply Constitution Equally

scott_walker.jpeg

Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

pizer_392.jpg

Lambda Legal and ACLU Ask Court to Block Enforcement of North Carolina’s Anti-Transgender Law

angela-joaquin-nc.jpg

Why This Week Was Historic

staff_lgabel-brett_200.jpg

HHS Issues New Rules Confirming Ban on Health Care and Insurance Discrimination against LGBT People

aca_1557_stethoscope_rainbow_blog.png

Lambda Legal Applauds New Federal Guidance on Transgender Students’ Access to Bathrooms

392_trans-flag_0_0_0.png

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