(Des Moines, October 3, 2008) — Today the Iowa Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments on Tuesday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in Iowa.

Each side will be allotted 30 minutes to present their side.

"We are pleased to be making our arguments to the Iowa Supreme Court," said Camilla Taylor, Senior Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal's Midwest Regional Office in Chicago.

(New York, September 9, 2008) — In an amicus ("friend of the court") brief submitted to the Appellate Division, Second Department, of the New York State Supreme Court today, Lambda Legal urged the court to reject a school district's claim that the New York Human Rights Law (NYHRL) does not protect public school students from discrimination.

(San Francisco, August 27, 2008) — Civil rights leader Del Martin, who made international headlines in June when she and her partner became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in California, died today in San Francisco. She was 87. Martin's spouse and partner of more than 50 years, Phyllis Lyon, was at her side.

(Newfield, NY, July 22, 2008) — In an effort to persuade the Newfield Central School District (NCSD) to abandon its stance that the New York Human Rights Law (NYHRL) does not apply to public schools, Lambda Legal today sent school board members a letter outlining the legal flaws in their position and warning of future consequences for students who may face antigay discrimination.

(Chicago, IL June 11, 2008) — Lambda Legal issued the following statement today concerning the introduction by Alderman Tom Tunney of a proposed amendment to the Chicago domestic partnership ordinance that will preserve benefits for city employees who marry their same-sex partners in other states or countries.

Statement from Jim Madigan, Staff Attorney in the Midwest Regional Office of Lambda Legal:

(Montgomery County, Maryland, June 2, 2008) — Today Lambda Legal and Equality Maryland filed a motion for summary judgment in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, asking it to invalidate a referendum petition seeking to overturn a law, enacted unanimously by the Montgomery County Council, that adds gender identity as a protected characteristic in their antidiscrimination ordinance.

(New York, May 9, 2008) — Lambda Legal has hired new regional directors to lead its Western and Southern Regional offices.

(Los Angeles, February 26, 2008) — Lambda Legal has sent a strongly-worded request to Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo that the city honor its own nondiscrimination policies and cut ties with a Boy Scouts of America affiliate that currently administers youth programs for the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments.

(New York, February 25, 2008) — Lambda Legal has been honored by the estate of Seattle philanthropist Ric Weiland with a bequest of over $11-million — the largest ever received by Lambda Legal, to be paid out over eight years.

(New York, January 8, 2008) — Lambda Legal is proud to announce the establishment of the Tyron Garner Memorial Fellowship for African-American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Civil Rights, named for one of the men in Lambda Legal's landmark lawsuit that overturned existing sodomy laws across the United States.