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After Indiana Committee Passes SB 101, Lambda Legal Urges Full House to Vote ‘No’ on Religious Discrimination Bill

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March 16, 2015

Today, the Indiana House Judiciary Committee, with a vote of 9-4, passed a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Responds to Report That Puerto Rican Government Will Drop Opposition to Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

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March 16, 2015

After news outlets reported that the Puerto Rican government is considering withdrawing its support for the law banning marriage for same-sex couples, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Staff Attorney, issued the following statement:
Amy Sandler's Testimony: "This is an issue of equality"

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March 16, 2015

Sandler, a plaintiff in Lambda Legal's Indiana marriage case, is scheduled to testify today before the Indiana House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on SB101. This bill would allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Lambda Legal Urges Indiana House to Reject Discrimination Bill

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March 16, 2015

The Indiana House Judiciary Committee will consider a bill today that seeks to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds.

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination
Supreme Court Schedules Marriage Case Arguments for April 28

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March 5, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it has scheduled argument for the marriage cases on Tuesday, April 28, at 10:00am.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Proposed in Texas

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March 5, 2015

Laws like these pose a real danger to transgender people and address none of the issues they supposedly remedy.
Lambda Legal Files Emergency Papers Seeking Safekeeping for Transgender Woman in Texas Prison

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March 4, 2015

Late last night Lambda Legal filed an emergency motion in federal court asking that the court compel the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to place Passion Star, a transgender woman currently incarcerated in TDCJ’s male facilities, in safekeeping to protect her from further sexual assault and threats to her life.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights