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Justices hear birth certificate case arguments

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December 12, 2012

Iowa Supreme Court justices were urged to uphold a Polk County judge’s decision that required the state to list both parents on the birth certificates of children born as part of a same-sex marriage.
12 in 2012: 12 Things Lambda Legal Accomplished in 2012

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December 12, 2012

From coast to coast, Lambda Legal fought and won many key victories for LGBT people, people living with HIV, and their families. Here are just some of the highlights.
Lambda Legal Helps Senate Address "School-to-Prison Pipeline"

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December 11, 2012

Lambda Legal submitted testimony explaining the negative impact of school disciplinary actions that push LGBTQ students out of schools and into juvenile justice systems.

See Also: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison Pipeline, U.S. Senate, Youth, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal Defends Inmate's Right to Sue Government for Sexual Assault by Prison Officer

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December 10, 2012

Lambda Legal has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Kim Millbrook, a federal prison inmate who sued the government after claiming he was sexually assaulted by prison officers.

See Also: Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Holds Action on Arizona State Employees Case and Remaining DOMA Challenges

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December 10, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court issued no new orders today in the remaining LGBT rights cases on its docket.

See Also: Diaz v. Brewer, DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Golinski v. OPM, Health Care Fairness, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Today at the Supreme Court—Explained

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December 7, 2012

The Court has now decided to hear one of the challenges to the provision of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) barring federal recognition of same-sex couples’ marriages and also to hear the challenge to California’s Proposition 8. What does it mean?

See Also: Diaz v. Brewer, DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Goes for 2

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December 7, 2012

The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear two important LGBT cases this term: a challenge to a key section of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and the case against Prop 8. This is big!

See Also: DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court

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Justices hear birth certificate case arguments

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12 in 2012: 12 Things Lambda Legal Accomplished in 2012

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Lambda Legal Helps Senate Address "School-to-Prison Pipeline"

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Lambda Legal Defends Inmate's Right to Sue Government for Sexual Assault by Prison Officer

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Supreme Court Holds Action on Arizona State Employees Case and Remaining DOMA Challenges

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Today at the Supreme Court—Explained

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The Supreme Court Goes for 2

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