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Title VII and ENDA Game Plan
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 By Gregory R. Nevins
Counsel and Workplace Fairness Program Strategist
Recently, the federal district court for the District of Columbia issued an important decision in a case about whether Title VII protects lesbian, gay and bisexual workers from discrimination. In an amicus brief, Lambda Legal argued that Title VII covers Peter TerVeer’s claims that he was driven out of his job at the Library of Congress when his boss found out that TerVeer is gay. In its decision, the Court agreed with our position. This could be an important breakthrough in the effort to ensure workplace fairness for the whole LGBT community. Read More »
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Featured Briefs and Decisions
Taylor v. Lystila
Lambda Legal’s lawsuit on behalf of Naya Taylor, a transgender woman who was denied hormone replacement therapy.
Baskin v. Bogan
Lambda Legal’s federal lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry in Indiana. A judge ordered the state to immediately recognize the marriage of Amy Sandler and Niki Quasney, who has cancer.
Majors v. Horne
Lambda Legal’s federal lawsuit on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional couples seeking marriage equality in Arizona.
Bostic v. Rainey
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the motion to intervene filed by Lambda Legal, the ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia, on behalf of a class of all Virginia’s same-sex couples. As intervenors, we filed a party brief and will be participating in the May 13 oral argument.
King v. Christie
Lambda Legal’s amicus brief urging the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the New Jersey law prohibiting so-called “conversion therapy” or “ex-gay therapy” for LGBTQ youth.
East v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
Lambda Legal’s federal class action discrimination lawsuit to require three Louisiana health insurance providers to accept federally funded premium subsidies for lower-income people with HIV. A District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order.
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