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Meet the Families Fighting for Marriage in Arizona

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March 13, 2014

Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Arizona on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional same-sex couples challenging Arizona’s discriminatory marriage ban. Here are their stories.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Arizona

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March 13, 2014

Lambda Legal today filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Arizona on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional same-sex couples challenging Arizona’s discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Meet the Families Fighting for Marriage in Indiana

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March 13, 2014

Lambda Legal represents five same-sex couples who seek the freedom to marry in their home state of Indiana. Here are their stories: Love Unites US: Indiana

See Also: Baskin v. Bogan, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Files Federal Suit Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Indiana

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March 13, 2014

On Monday, in the United States District Court Southern District of Indiana, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three same-sex couples who seek the freedom to marry in their home state of Indiana.

See Also: Baskin v. Bogan, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Louisiana Insurers Agree to Continue Accepting Third Party Payments through mid-November

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March 10, 2014

U.S. District Court hearing came to a positive ending today when BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana (BCBS) and two other Louisiana insurers agreed to continue to accept federally-funded third party premium payments on behalf of lower-income Louisianans living with HIV through November 15, 2014, when the next open enrollment period begins.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, HIV
Court of Appeals Allows All Same-Sex Couples in Virginia To Join Marriage Case

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March 10, 2014

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the motion to intervene in Bostic v. Rainey that had been filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia on behalf of a class of all Virginia's same-sex couples. The class is simultaneously challenging the state's marriage ban in its own case, Harris v. Rainey.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Iowa Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Lambda Legal Case Challenging HIV-Based Conviction

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March 10, 2014

Today the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments in Lambda Legal’s case representing Nick Rhoades, an HIV-positive Iowan in his appeal for post-conviction relief.