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4 Ways LGBT People and People Living with HIV Are Victimized in the Criminal Justice System

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April 24, 2015

Lambda Legal has a long history of taking action to end anti-LGBT hate violence, but we also have a long history of opposing victimization of LGBT people and people living with HIV within or at the hands of the criminal justice system.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct
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
Lambda Legal Applauds Confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General

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April 23, 2015

After a protracted confirmation process, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Loretta E. Lynch as U.S. Attorney General.
Lambda Legal Condemns Discriminatory “Conscience Clause” Foster Care Bills; Urges Senate to Continue Push to Protect Runaway and Homeless Youth

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April 23, 2015

Two statements from Currey Cook,Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project National Director

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Why the Federal RFRA and Similar State Bills and Laws Threaten LGBT People and People Living with HIV

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April 23, 2015

The following presentation was provided by Jennifer C. Pizer, Lambda Legal Law & Policy Project National Director, at a briefing convened by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott on the harms of federal and state Religious Freedom and Restoration Acts (RFRA).

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
1,000,000 Reasons to Look Beyond Marriage Equality and Say #IDO

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April 23, 2015

Say #IDO for people across our country who need allies and supporters. Say #IDO to stand with the LGBTQ Community to show our opponents the strength of this movement. Say #IDO as a symbol of America's collective resolve to ensure "Liberty and Justice for All."
LGBT-Inclusive End Racial Profiling Act Introduced

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April 22, 2015

Today, the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) was reintroduced by Congressmembers Ben Cardin and John Conyers with key, new language expanding the ban on racial profiling to include profiling based on gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct