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Lambda Legal Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Oppose Kenneth Lee

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March 13, 2019

Lambda Legal sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urging them to oppose Kenneth Lee, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Judicial Nominees
Trump Greenlights Discrimination in Foster Care as Additional States Try to Pass Harmful Laws

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March 12, 2019

The most recent battle over “religious freedom” comes at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of our society: children in foster care.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Lambda Legal and TLDEF Sue North Carolina Officials for Denying Health Coverage to Transgender Employees And Children

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March 10, 2019

Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials today for discrimination in state employee health care.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
U.S. Senate Abandons LGBTQ Community to Confirm Eric Murphy

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March 7, 2019

Today, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Eric Murphy, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Republicans Feign Interest in Protecting Health Care and LGBTQ People to Confirm Readler

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March 6, 2019

Today, Sasha Buchert, Senior Attorney at Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Chad Readler, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

See Also: Fair Courts Project
Allison Rushing, Warrior for Anti-LGBTQ Extremist Group, Confirmed to Lifetime Seat on Court of Appeals

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March 5, 2019

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Allison Rushing, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Lambda Legal Mourns Death of Kansas LGBTQ Leader Stephanie Mott and Honors Her Legacy

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March 5, 2019

After the passing of LGBTQ leader and trailblazer Stephanie Mott, former chair of Equality Kansas and founder of Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project (K-STEP), Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan released the following statement.

See Also: Transgender Rights