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Illinois Marriage News Roundup

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August 7, 2013

An Illinois court heard oral arguments yesterday in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Lambda Legal in the News, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Illinois Court Hears Arguments in Lambda Legal Marriage Lawsuit

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August 6, 2013

Today, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, heard oral arguments in a motion seeking to dismiss Darby v. Orr and Lazarro v. Orr, Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois’ lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Gays in Baton Rouge Arrested Under Invalid Sodomy Law

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July 30, 2013

“The fact that this has been going on for a two-year period is unbelievable,” said staff attorney Peter Renn. “This is basically like the police putting up a sign that says ‘Please sue me.’ ”

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Lawrence v. Texas, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
A Measure to Ban LGBT Discrimination in Jury Selection Advances in the Senate

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July 29, 2013

Last week, the U.S. Senate took steps to ensure that potential LGBT jurors in federal trials could not be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

See Also: Fair and Impartial Courts, Fair Courts Project
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Appeal in Lambda Legal DOMA Case

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July 23, 2013

Citing the Supreme Court's recent DOMA decision, the Ninth Circuit dismissed the appeal in Lambda Legal's DOMA challenge on behalf of Karen Golinski, a federal court employee denied family health coverage for her spouse.

See Also: DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Marriage at the Supreme Court
Protected and Served?: Using Our Stories to Uncover and Stop Government Misconduct

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July 22, 2013

In 2012, with the help of more than 50 partner organizations, Lambda Legal conducted its Protected and Served? Survey of LGBT/HIV Contact with Police, Courts and Prisons.

See Also: Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Protected and Served?
Carving LGBT Families Out of Immigration Protections: Wrong and Harmful

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July 19, 2013

The Supreme Court was unequivocal in its statement of the equality of married same-sex couples when it struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in its United States v. Windsor decision.

See Also: DOMA, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court

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Illinois Marriage News Roundup

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Illinois Court Hears Arguments in Lambda Legal Marriage Lawsuit

jim-patrick_392.jpg

Gays in Baton Rouge Arrested Under Invalid Sodomy Law

govt-misc-share-your-story_392.jpg

A Measure to Ban LGBT Discrimination in Jury Selection Advances in the Senate

fair-courts_274.jpg

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Appeal in Lambda Legal DOMA Case

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Protected and Served?: Using Our Stories to Uncover and Stop Government Misconduct

govt-misc-share-your-story_392.jpg

Carving LGBT Families Out of Immigration Protections: Wrong and Harmful

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