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Lambda Legal Files Supreme Court Briefs in Prop 8 and DOMA Cases

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March 1, 2013

In the last 48 hours, Lambda Legal and our colleagues at GLAD have filed two powerful friend-of-the-court briefs.

See Also: DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Lambda Legal's Supreme Court Brief: Discrimination Is the "Very Purpose" of DOMA

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March 1, 2013

Lambda Legal and GLAD submitted a brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a key provision of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

See Also: DOMA, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
A Letter From Illinois State Representative Greg Harris

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February 28, 2013

A letter from Illinois State Representative, Greg Harris, 13th District, Lead Sponsor of the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act: I’ve voted on my fair share of important bills in my time in the Illinois House of Representatives.

See Also: Darby v. Orr
Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Prop 8

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February 28, 2013

Lambda Legal and GLAD submitted a friend-of-the court brief today arguing that Prop 8—which revoked same-sex couples’ freedom to marry in California—violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

See Also: Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois Marriage Bill Advances, Faces Final Hurdle

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February 26, 2013

We are so close to having the freedom to marry in Illinois. The Illinois House Executive Committee voted X-X in favor of SB10, the bill that would provide marriage for same-sex couples in Illinois. The bill now advances to the House floor for a vote.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Sues School for Violating Student Free Speech Rights

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February 26, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit today against a Florida high school on behalf of a lesbian student who was punished for participating in an annual anti-bullying observance.

See Also: Day of Silence, Know Your Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Condemns Ruling Denying Second-Parent Adoption in Puerto Rico

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February 21, 2013

Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the island’s ban on adoptions by same-sex couples was valid and lawful. Nothing can be further from the truth.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Proyecto Igualdad