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Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Lambda Legal's Case Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

(Des Moines, December 9, 2008) — Today the Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Lambda Legal's case on behalf of six Iowa same-sex couples and their families who are seeking the right to marry.


"We put our best case forward, and hope that the Court breathes life into the Iowa Constitution's promise of equality," said Camilla Taylor, Senior Staff Attorney and chief architect of the lawsuit based in Lambda Legal's Midwest Regional Office in Chicago.

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On World AIDS Day Lambda Legal Urges President-Elect Barack Obama to Consider Critical HIV Civil Rights Issues

(New York, December 1, 2008) — This World AIDS Day, December 1, 2008, Lambda Legal urges the new administration of President-Elect Barack Obama to reverse policies that have challenged the human and civil rights of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.

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Lambda Legal Renews Vision of Justice on Transgender Day of Remembrance

(New York, November 20, 2008) — On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart issued the following statement:

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California Supreme Court Grants Review In Prop 8 Legal Challenges

(San Francisco, California, November 19, 2008) — Today the California Supreme Court granted review in the legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a narrow margin of 52 percent on November 4. In an order issued today, the Court agreed to hear the case and set an expedited briefing schedule. The Court also denied an immediate stay.    

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Lambda Legal on Proposition 8: Racial Scapegoating is Destructive and Unacceptable

(New York, November 14, 2008) — In the wake of the passage of Prop 8 in California, Lambda Legal Executive Director Kevin Cathcart issued the following statement:

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California Will Continue to Honor Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Who Married Before the Possible Passage of Prop 8

(SAN FRANCISCO) — The California Attorney General, Equality California, and the nation's leading LGBT legal groups agree that the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who married between June 16, 2008 and the possible passage of Proposition 8 are still valid in the state of California and must continue to be honored by the state.

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Lambda Legal: LGBT Ballot Losses Do Not Predict the Future

(New York, November 5, 2008) — Lambda Legal Executive Director, Kevin Cathcart issued the following statement:

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Lambda Legal Elects New Members to Board of Directors

(New York, October 31, 2008) — Lambda Legal announces the election of four new outstanding leaders to serve on its Board of Directors and they are: Ramona Alves of Greenbae, California; Eric J. Nilson of Cleveland, Ohio; Brad Seiling of Los Angeles California; and Richard B. Weiss of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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