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Equality Advocates Respond to Attorney General’s Announcement on HB 2

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March 29, 2016

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said today that his office “will not defend the constitutionality of the discrimination in House Bill 2,” the sweeping anti-LGBT law the North Carolina General Assembly passed and Governor Pat McCrory signed last week.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, HB2, North Carolina, Transgender Rights
North Carolina Sued in Challenge to Anti-LGBT Law

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March 28, 2016

Lambda Legal, the ACLU and Equality NC filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of LGBT North Carolinians.

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Pro-Equality Groups Considering Legal Challenge to North Carolina’s Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law

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March 23, 2016

We expect the ACLU’s and Lambda Legal’s Legal Help Desks will light up with calls from those who suffer discrimination imposed by this law, and we stand ready to help.

See Also: Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBT North Carolina Bill HB 2

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March 23, 2016

HB 2 unfairly sets its sight on transgender students, using fear to keep these children from being able to use the restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity and having safe and affirming environments to learn.

See Also: Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Asks Court of Appeals to Intervene in Puerto Rico Marriage Case

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March 21, 2016

Lambda Legal filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit asking the court to make clear that last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which granted same-sex couples the right to marry, applies to Puerto Rico and to order the district court to enter judgment in favor of the plaintiffs.

See Also: Conde v. Garcia-Padilla, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Puerto Rico
Lambda Legal's Commitment to Ensuring Equal Access to Justice on National Public Defense Day

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March 18, 2016

On this 52nd anniversary of Gideon, Lambda Legal recognizes the enormous contributions of public defenders and applauds the U.S. Department of Justice for its letter to state and local courts condemning the illegal enforcement of fines and fees in certain jurisdictions.
Sophia, we will miss your cry for justice and equality

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March 18, 2016

This blog post was authored by guest writer Juan Carlos Vega, president and founding member—along with Sophia Isabel Marrero Cruz and other wonder women— of the Citizens Alliance Pro LGBTTA Health of Puerto Rico (where ‘A’ stands for Allies). He currently serves as Policy Manager for LGBT HealthLink, a Program of CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers.