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Lambda Legal Sues Social Security Administration on Behalf of Texas Lesbian Widow and National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare

(Washington D.C., October 22, 2014)— Today Lambda Legal filed suit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of Kathy Murphy, a Texas widow denied spousal benefits after the death of her wife, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (the National Committee), arguing that denying Social Security benefits to same-sex spouses because they live in states that discriminate against their marriages violates the U.S. Constitution.

Adultos LGBT de la tercera edad

Victory! Federal Judge Strikes Down Discriminatory Arizona Marriage Ban

(Phoenix, AZ, October 17, 2014) - U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick today struck down Arizona’s discriminatory marriage ban, paving the way for same-sex couples across the state to apply for marriage licenses or to have their legal out-of-state marriages respected.

Adultos LGBT de la tercera edad

Lambda Legal Urges Appeals Court to Reverse Aberrant Lower Court Ruling and Strike Down Louisiana Marriage Ban

(New Orleans, La, -- October 17, 2014) – Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse last month’s U.S. District Court ruling upholding Louisiana’s discriminatory marriage ban.

Lambda Legal Sues South Carolina: State Must Follow the 4th Circuit Ruling and Allow Same-Sex Couples to Marry

(Charleston, SC, October 15, 2014) — Today Lambda Legal, in partnership with South Carolina Equality, filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court of South Carolina arguing that South Carolina is obligated to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Lambda Legal Urges Court to Strike Down Arizona Marriage Ban Immediately

(Phoenix, AZ, October 14, 2014) – Lambda Legal today urged U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick to issue an immediate ruling striking down Arizona’s discriminatory marriage ban.

Adultos LGBT de la tercera edad

Victory! West Virginia Attorney General Concedes Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

(Huntington, WV, October 9, 2014) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey today agreed to end the state’s defense of WV’s discriminatory marriage ban in Lambda Legal’s marriage case one day after the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia lifted its stay on the case, McGee v. Cole. et. al.

Nevada Marriage Ban Defendant Drops Appeal of Ninth Circuit Ruling

(Las Vegas, NV, October 9, 2014) – The Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, the organization that had been defending Nevada’s discriminatory marriage ban, today withdrew its motions before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to prevent the Ninth Circuit’s Tuesday ruling striking down the marriage ban from going into effect.

Adultos LGBT de la tercera edad

Justice Kennedy Issues Clarifying Order: No Stay on Nevada Marriage

This afternoon the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy issued an order clarifying that there is no stay on the Ninth Circuit’s decision as it applies to Nevada.

Lambda Legal Joins Appeal of Louisiana Marriage Ruling to 5th Circuit

(New Orleans, La, -- October 7, 2014) – Lambda Legal is joining the legal team representing a total of seven Louisiana same-sex couples and the Forum for Equality Louisiana, the state’s LGBT rights organization, in their appeal to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals of last month’s U.S. District Court ruling upholding Louisiana’s discriminatory marriage ban.

Victory! Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Marriage Ban for Same-Sex Couples in Nevada and Idaho

(San Francisco, October 7, 2014) – Today in a unanimous decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down discriminatory marriage bans for same-sex couples in Nevada and Idaho.

Adultos LGBT de la tercera edad

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