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Lambda Legal Reacts to Nevada AG Statement Regarding Lawsuit Challenging State Marriage Ban

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January 25, 2014

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto late yesterday issued a statement declaring that her office was reconsidering the State’s arguments in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit challenging Nevada’s discriminatory marriage ban.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Another Huge Week for LGBT Rights!

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January 24, 2014

In a movement for equality, legal decisions and actions are like building blocks: Each one sets the stage for the next.Two developments this week illustrate this point — and they are big.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
HHS Missed the Mark for LGBT Seniors

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January 23, 2014

The new regulations from HHS are meant to protect seniors receiving health care services in their homes or in their communities.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Seniors
Virginia Attorney General Finds State Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

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January 23, 2014

The Virginia attorney general will announce today that his office has concluded Virginia’s bans on marriages for same-sex couples are unconstitutional, and he will no longer defend legal challenges to the bans now pending in federal court.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Ninth Circuit Rules Sexual Orientation Discrimination Requires Careful Scrutiny By Courts

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January 21, 2014

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned a lower court ruling because the trial judge erred in allowing one litigant to use a peremptory challenge (a challenge to a juror not based on demonstrated cause) to remove a juror because of the juror’s sexual orientation.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Oklahoma News Roundup

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January 17, 2014

On Tuesday, a federal judge in #Oklahoma struck down the state's marriage ban for same-sex couples. The ruling is stayed pending appeal.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Ask Lambda Legal: Utah Marriages

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January 15, 2014

Q: I've been reading about the Supreme Court stopping marriages in Utah. How serious is the problem?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Marriage, Same-sex relationships