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What to Watch for When the Supreme Court Decides the Hobby Lobby Case

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June 18, 2014

In its Citizens United ruling that corporations have free speech rights that can trump campaign finance laws, the U.S. Supreme Court essentially agreed with the worldview Mitt Romney espoused on the campaign trail: “Corporations are people, my friend.” We may soon feel further reverberations of that worldview.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Same-Day Senate Confirmation of Two Openly Gay Nominees to the Federal Bench

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June 17, 2014

Today, the U.S. Senate made judicial history by confirming Darrin Gayles to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Staci Yandle to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, marking the first time that two openly gay judicial nominees have been confirmed to the federal bench on the same day.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Obama Administration Plans Executive Order Banning Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination by Federal Contractors: Lambda Legal Looks Forward to Process

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June 16, 2014

The White House has announced it is directing staff to create language for an executive order banning discrimination against LGBT workers by federal contractors.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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June 13, 2014

Today the Iowa Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan who was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison, with required registration as a sex offender, after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV
Update on D.C. Restaurant Matter

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June 12, 2014

The article recently posted on the Bilerico Project blog regarding the administrative complaint we filed on behalf of Amira Gray with the Washington, D.C., Office of Human Rights (OHR) with respect to Ms.
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal - Los centros universitarios LGBT y las llamadas terapias reparativas ex-gay

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June 12, 2014

Q: Un grupo se acercó recientemente al centro LGBT de mi universidad para indicarnos que, por ley, tenemos que proveer materiales que promuevan terapias de reorientación sexual o las llamadas terapias reparativas ex-gay. ¿Es esto cierto?
The End of Medicare’s Ban on Sex Reassignment Surgeries: Providing Critical Health Care for Older Adults

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June 12, 2014

On Friday May 30, 2014, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) review board ruled that transgender people receiving Medicare may no longer be automatically denied coverage for sex reassignment surgeries.

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What to Watch for When the Supreme Court Decides the Hobby Lobby Case

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Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Same-Day Senate Confirmation of Two Openly Gay Nominees to the Federal Bench

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Obama Administration Plans Executive Order Banning Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination by Federal Contractors: Lambda Legal Looks Forward to Process

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Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Lambda Legal HIV Criminalization Case

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Update on D.C. Restaurant Matter

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Pregúntale a Lambda Legal - Los centros universitarios LGBT y las llamadas terapias reparativas ex-gay

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The End of Medicare’s Ban on Sex Reassignment Surgeries: Providing Critical Health Care for Older Adults

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