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Lambda Legal Reaches Settlement on Behalf of Upstate New York Same-Sex Couple Denied Marriage License

(April 11, 2019, New York, NY) Lambda Legal reached a settlement late yesterday on behalf of a same-sex couple who was denied a marriage license in upstate New York last year by the town clerk of the Town of Root, who objected to marriage between same-sex couples on religious grounds.

VICTORY! Arizona Repeals Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law After Filing of Lawsuit

(Phoenix, AZ, April 11, 2019) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey today signed into law an amendment that repeals the state’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law that barred LGBTQ students from receiving medically accurate, age-appropriate information about non-heterosexual people in their health education classes.

Lambda Legal Applauds Passage of House Resolution Condemning Transgender Military Ban

Today, Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer of Lambda Legal, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution rejecting President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military.

Lambda Legal Elects New Members to Board of Directors

(New York, March 28, 2019) – Lambda Legal announced the election of three new members to serve on its Board of Directors, including: Peter T. Barbur, a litigation partner at Cravath, Swain & Moore LLP; Meg Columbia-Walsh, CEO and founder of tech company Wylei; and Michelle S. Riley, General Counsel & CCO, Americas at Bregal Investments, Inc.

Lambda Legal Announces National CEO Search

(New York, March 28, 2019) – Today, Lambda Legal announced its search for the organization’s next CEO.

NCLR and Lambda Legal Sue Arizona over Anti-LGBTQ Curriculum Law

(Tucson, AZ, March 28, 2019) – The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal, along with law professor Clifford Rosky and pro bono counsel Perkins Coie LLP, today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Equality Arizona, including its members who are public school students, challenging the State of Arizona’s anti-LGBTQ curriculum law, which bars students from receiving medically accurate, age-appropriate information about non-heterosexual people in their health education classes.

Lambda Legal Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Oppose Kenneth Lee

(Washington, DC, 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.

Lambda Legal: Equality is on the Horizon

(Washington DC, March 13, 2019) – Today, Lambda Legal praised Representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) as well as Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) for introducing H.R. 5, the Equality Act, in the 116th Congress.

Neomi Rao Confirmation is Bad News for LGBT Rights

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Kate Clinton to Headline Lambda Legal Annual Fort Lauderdale Reception

(Fort Lauderdale, March 11, 2019) Lambda Legal will host its annual Lambda Legal in Fort Lauderdale reception at the Bonnet House Museum and Gardens on Sunday, March 31, 2019.

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