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From Sex to Marriage: The Phone Call That Set a Landmark Case in Motion

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March 18, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," we talk with Mitchell Katine, an attorney in private practice who received the phone call that set the Lawrence case in motion.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws
From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8

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March 15, 2013

On the tenth anniversary of Lambda Legal's historic victory in Lawrence v. Texas, we invite some of the key players to discuss the case and its impact on the marriage cases currently before the Supreme Court.

See Also: DOMA, From Sex to Marriage, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Lawrence v. Texas, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Applauds As Colorado Passes Civil Union Bill

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March 12, 2013

Today, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the Colorado Civil Union Act, granting same-sex couples access to the range of rights, protections and obligations enjoyed by married couples under Colorado law.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
An Open Letter to Fellow Illinoisans from Lambda Legal and ACLU Plaintiffs

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March 8, 2013

An open letter from plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's Illinois marriage lawsuit Darby v. Orr and the ACLU of Illinois' lawsuit Lazaro v. Orr: Dear Fellow Illinoisans,

See Also: Darby v. Orr
Lambda Legal Urges Puerto Rico Supreme Court to Overturn Second-Parent Adoption Ban

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March 8, 2013

In a brief filed today, Lambda Legal and Fundación Artículo II ask the Court to reconsider and reverse a Feb. 20 ruling that upheld a ban on second-parent adoptions by lesbian and gay parents.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, DOMA, Same-sex relationships
From Sex to Marriage: The Teleconference

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March 6, 2013

Listen in as Lambda Legal experts and former staffers discuss the importance of Lawrence v. Texas on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decision, and its impact on the marriage cases currently before the Court.

See Also: DOMA, From Sex to Marriage, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Lawrence v. Texas, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
A Letter from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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March 4, 2013

A letter from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Illinois: It's time. Here in Illinois, we’ve always taken the lead.

See Also: Darby v. Orr