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Lambda Legal Dismayed by Manchin Decision to Ignore Constituents to Join GOP Party Line

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October 5, 2018

Senator Joe Manchin has failed the test of leadership presented to him today.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Disappointed by Collins Decision to Ignore Constituents to Join GOP Party Line

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October 5, 2018

Lambda Legal is deeply disappointed by Senator Collins’ (R-ME) announcement that she intends to support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Urges Third Circuit to Uphold Ruling Protecting LGBTQ Foster Youth and Parents

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October 5, 2018

By seeking out a license to discriminate against same-sex couples, CSS harms the very children it purports to serve.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Same-sex relationships, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Victory! Hawai`i Supreme Court Upholds Parenting Rights and Responsibilities of Married Same-Sex Couples

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October 5, 2018

The Supreme Court of Hawai‘i yesterday affirmed a lower court ruling that, just like other spouses, same-sex spouses must be treated as the presumed parents of children born during their marriage, with equal rights and equal responsibilities, including legal parentage and child support.

See Also: Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Same-sex relationships, Youth
Lambda Legal Appeals to Senate to Vote No on Kavanaugh

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October 5, 2018

We are deeply disappointed that a majority of Senators have agreed to advance Brett Kavanaugh to final vote in the face of so many serious concerns and unanswered questions, but this fight is not over.

See Also: Brett Kavanaugh, Fair Courts Project, Kavanaugh, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lambda Legal Names Former Board Member Richard Burns as Interim CEO

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October 4, 2018

Today, Lambda Legal announced Richard Burns, former Lambda Legal board member and former executive director of the NYC LGBT Community Center, as interim CEO while it conducts a search for a permanent replacement for Rachel Tiven who resigned from the role in August.
California Superior Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Lambda Legal HIV Program Data Breach Lawsuit

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October 4, 2018

The Superior Court of California (San Francisco) on Monday denied A.J. Boggs & Company’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit Lambda Legal filed on behalf of a California man living with HIV and 92 others whose confidential medical records – including their HIV status – were compromised by a data breach of A.J. Boggs & Company’s California AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) online enrollment system.

See Also: HIV