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Lambda Legal to Colorado Supreme Court: Marriage is Marriage!

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June 24, 2020

Today the Colorado Supreme Court heard two cases addressing the recognition of common law marriages of same-sex couples.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships
Senate Confirms Anti-Civil Rights Judge Cory Wilson to Lifetime Appointment

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June 24, 2020

The U.S. Senate today confirmed anti-civil rights nominee Cory Wilson to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement.
Know Your Rights: The Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Employment Decision

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June 22, 2020

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the decision and what it might mean for you.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Lambda Legal Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-Transgender Health Care Rule

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June 22, 2020

Lawsuit challenging HHS's rule that purports to carve out LGBTQ people and other vulnerable populations from the protections of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Supreme Court Rules to Preserve DACA Program

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June 18, 2020

The Supreme Court today blocked the Trump administration’s effort to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

See Also: Immigration
VICTORY! Federal Court Orders Department of State to Recognize U.S. Citizenship of Child of Gay Couple Born Abroad

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June 17, 2020

A federal court in Maryland today ordered the U.S. Department of State to recognize the U.S. citizenship and issue a U.S. passport to 1-year old Kessem Kiviti, a baby born abroad to a same-sex married couple who was refused recognition as a U.S. citizen from the moment of her birth by the Trump Administration despite federal law giving her that right.

See Also: Immigration, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections
Victory At Last! Supreme Court Confirms Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Employees

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June 15, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis sex, also protects employees from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace

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Lambda Legal to Colorado Supreme Court: Marriage is Marriage!

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Senate Confirms Anti-Civil Rights Judge Cory Wilson to Lifetime Appointment

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Know Your Rights: The Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Employment Decision

a_transfeminine_executive_meeting_with_a_non-binary_employee.jpg

Lambda Legal Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-Transgender Health Care Rule

a_transgender_woman_in_a_hospital_gown_being_treated_by_a_doctor_a_transgender_man.jpg

Supreme Court Rules to Preserve DACA Program

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VICTORY! Federal Court Orders Department of State to Recognize U.S. Citizenship of Child of Gay Couple Born Abroad

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Victory At Last! Supreme Court Confirms Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Employees

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