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Senate Confirms First Openly Gay Judge to Federal Bench in Texas

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December 17, 2014

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Pitman last night to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Pitman assumes a seat that had been vacant for more than six years.
#NotDoneYet - Employment

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December 17, 2014

Lambda Legal scored many amazing victories this year in the fight for the rights of LGBT people and people with HIV.

See Also: #NotDoneYet, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Religious Exemptions, Transgender Rights
#NotDoneYet - Fair Courts

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December 16, 2014

Lambda Legal scored many amazing victories this year in the fight for the rights of LGBT people and people with HIV.

See Also: #NotDoneYet, Fair Courts Project
Lambda Legal Joins HIV Employment Discrimination Case Against Juice Maker

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December 15, 2014

In November, Lambda Legal client Chanse Cox officially joined a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Suncup Packaging after Cox’s dismissal from his job as a machine operator at Suncup’s orange juice packaging plant in Georgia simply because he is living with HIV.
Why Should LGBT Communities Care about the Deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner?

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December 12, 2014

When people ask me this question, I remind them that we are no strangers to violence and profiling at the hands of the police.

See Also: Eric Garner, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Michael Brown
Looking for America’s Most Immigrant-Friendly City

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December 12, 2014

What is America’s most welcoming city?

See Also: Immigration and Asylum
#NotDoneYet - Youth

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December 11, 2014

Lambda Legal scored many amazing victories this year in the fight for the rights of LGBT people and people with HIV.

See Also: #NotDoneYet