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Lawsuit filed in hate crime attack

logointern3 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:51 +0000

Lambda Legal field a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was physically and verbally assaulted for her perceived sexual orientation.

Liza Friedlander was out to eat brunch with two friends when she(...)

Withers: Are we looking for deeds or symbols from Obama?

James Withers — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:19:20 +0000

Evan Wolfson has a perplexing editorial over at Politico.com. The founder and executive director of Freedom to Marry praises the Justice Department for its week old brief against DOMA.

“In a(...)

Shift in DOMA policy prompts questions from Judge in Lambda Legal case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:55:42 +0000

From Lambda Legal: (San Francisco) A federal judge has requested the U.S. Department of Justice to explain how it plans to defend denying spousal health benefits to a lesbian federal employee, following an announcement yesterday by the Obama administration that it believes the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey [...]

Thursday Watercooler: DOMA and Obama

James Withers — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:27:39 +0000

Obama and DOMA. Not sure if anyone predicted the Justice Department would give up the ghost on the Defense of Marriage Act. As to be expected, gay rights organization applauded the move. “The(...)

Thursday Watercooler: DADT returns

James Withers — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:42:39 +0000

It was good while it lasted. For 24 hours, applicants to the United States military could be open about their sexuality. All that is over for now. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals(...)

Closing the hospital loopholes for gay families

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:07 +0000

Equality in hospital visitation policies is not a controversial issue. That’s what seems apparent from the 427 comments received during the just ended public comment period on the proposed(...)

What’s next: Can the Prop 8 decision be appealed?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:13:00 +0000

The waiting game around the Proposition 8 challenge in a federal court in San Francisco grows curiouser and curiouser.

U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has issued his decision in the(...)

Wed. Watercooler: Gaga owes NYC, Semenya off running

logointern3 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:00:16 +0000

Lambda Legal and ACLU prepare HB 444 lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii (ACLU) and Lambda Legal have teamed up in to retaliate against Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle’s veto of(...)

Transgender woman wins federal discrimination lawsuit

logointern1 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:36 +0000

Vandy Beth Glenn, represented by Lambda Legal, a legal organization working for LGBT rights, won her case against the Georgia General Assembly, when a federal judge declared that the assembly

Withers: HIV criminals?

James Withers — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:21:20 +0000

You’ll see few rallies in support of Nushawn Williams. In the 1990s he had unprotected sex with dozens of women in upstate New York (one partner was 13 years old). He was HIV positive and(...)