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"Flying Solo" Screening at OutFest and NewFest This Month

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July 2, 2014

Lambda Legal's video, "Flying Solo: A Transgender Widow Fights Discrimination," about 92-year-old transgender widow and veteran Robina Asti, will be playing at two film festivals this month.

See Also: Robina Asti, Seniors, Transgender Rights
Victory! Federal Appeals Court Lifts Stay To Protect Amy Sandler and Niki Quasney’s Marriage

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July 1, 2014

Today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order compelling the State of Indiana to recognize the marriage of Amy Sandler and Niki Quasney while the State appeals a decision issued last week by a federal district court in Baskin v. Bogan, striking down Indiana’s marriage ban as unconstitutional.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal to Indiana Attorney General: Stop Attacking Niki and Amy’s Marriage

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July 1, 2014

Today, the day after Lambda Legal filed papers with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals asking the court on an emergency basis to lift its stay to allow respect for the marriage of one couple, Niki Quasney and Amy Sandler, because Niki is battling Stage IV ovarian cancer, Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed papers again demanding that the Court deny respect to the Indiana couple’s marriage.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Supreme Court Rules For-Profit Companies Can Use Religion to Ignore Some Worker Protections

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June 30, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 that some for-profit companies can assert religious rights to block their employees’ access to group health plan coverage for FDA-approved contraception as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
Lambda Legal Files Emergency Motion in Indiana

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June 30, 2014

Lambda Legal filed papers with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals asking the court on an emergency basis to recognize the marriage of Niki Quasney and Amy Sandler while the case proceeds, because Niki battles Stage IV ovarian cancer.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Vows to Continue Fight After 7th Circuit Issues Stay

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June 27, 2014

Moments ago, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s emergency motion to stay the freedom to marry for all Hoosiers achieved through Lambda Legal's victories in Baskin v. Bogan and two other lawsuits.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Mourns the Loss of Transgender Client Naya Taylor

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June 26, 2014

Late last Friday Lambda Legal received word that its client, Naya Taylor, unexpectedly passed away after complications from a heart attack.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights

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"Flying Solo" Screening at OutFest and NewFest This Month

robina-392.jpg

Victory! Federal Appeals Court Lifts Stay To Protect Amy Sandler and Niki Quasney’s Marriage

392_an.jpg

Lambda Legal to Indiana Attorney General: Stop Attacking Niki and Amy’s Marriage

392_nikiamy.png

Supreme Court Rules For-Profit Companies Can Use Religion to Ignore Some Worker Protections

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Lambda Legal Files Emergency Motion in Indiana

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Lambda Legal Vows to Continue Fight After 7th Circuit Issues Stay

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Lambda Legal Mourns the Loss of Transgender Client Naya Taylor

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