Criminal Justice

Advocates Urge Court to Reverse Conviction in Commonwealth v. Carter Decrying Race and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Jury Selection

"Friend of the Court" brief filed at Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by several racial justice and LGBTQ advocacy groups argues exclusion of jurors based on race and being LGBTQ violated jurors’ rights and denied defendant a fair trial.

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Lambda Legal Welcomes Announcement of President Biden’s Commission on Court Reform

"This Commission is a step in the right direction to examine the state and health of our third branch of government and its relation to the state of our democracy."

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Lambda Legal Mourns the Passing of Judge Paul Feinman

"We hope that more LGBT lawyers, including lawyers of color, lawyers living with HIV, and lawyers from other historically underrepresented groups, are inspired by Judge Feinman's life to pursue public service as judges."

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We must invest in and center transgender people who are the most impacted.

Keohane v. Florida Department of Corrections, Secretary

Lambda Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Reiyn Keohane urging the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a district court’s judgment finding that the Florida Department of Corrections violated the Eighth Amendment by denying Ms. Keohane medically necessary treatment for gender dysphoria including treatment related to social transition.

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Santiago v. Gage, et al.

Lambda Legal filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Ashley Moon Raelynn urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s order that granted qualified immunity to defendants.

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