Rep. Cheney Will Vote To Impeach Trump
Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s Very Clear Statement On Democracy and Her Decision to Impeach Donald Trump; The Number of GOP Senators Willing To Impeach Trump Continues…
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Transgender Students Have the Right to an Education
GLAD Statement in Response to DOJ Action on Transgender Students At the end of last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion with…
Federal Court Asked to Halt Enforcement of School Laws that Target Gay Students
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah— Equality Utah and two public school students, represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the law firm of…
The Passing of Scalia Puts Political Landscape in Precarious Predicament
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is poised to shake up the political arena in the coming months…
Creeps of the Week: Obergefell Win Rushed GOP’s Creation of the FADA Bill
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Making sure that gays and lesbians were never afforded legally recognized marriages was the focus for the anti-gay right for…
SCOTUS Asked to Hear Medical Care Case for Transgender Inmate
Petition Asserts First Circuit Disregarded its Proper Role Lawyers today petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal on behalf of Michelle Kosilek, a…
Business, Religious, Civil Rights, & Government Leaders Urge High Court to Pass Marriage Equality Nationally
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dozens of friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed with the United States Supreme Court urging the Court to strike down marriage equality bans in Tennessee…
NCLR & ACLU of Alabama Applaud President Obama’s Support For Marriage Equality in Alabama
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in an interview with BuzzFeed, President Obama stated that he would welcome a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Michigan Marriage Equality Case
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review a federal appeals court decision upholding Michigan’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples. By granting the…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Mississippi Marriage Ban
Today U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled in favor of equality, striking down Mississippi’s discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying. Attorney Roberta Kaplan represented two…
NCLR Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Tennessee Marriage Equality Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Yesterday, the three same-sex couples challenging the State of Tennessee’s laws excluding same-sex couples from marriage and refusing to recognize their out-of-state marriages asked…
Sixth Circuit: Bans on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Stay on 4 States
CINCINNATI, Ohio—In a 2-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled today that state bans on the freedom to marry…
Gender Non-Conforming Teen to File Federal Lawsuit against South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
New York, NY – The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will hold a press conference on Tuesday, September 2, on the South Steps…
Utah Marriage Equality Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Today, the three couples challenging the State of Utah’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples asked the United States Supreme Court to…
Appeals Court Upholds Decision: Overturns Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a historic first, yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a sweeping ruling affirming the February 2014 decision from U.S. District…
Hobby Lobby: No Only to Contraception & LGBTs
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Late last month, The Supreme Court has ruled that a “closely-held” company, a for-profit corporation mostly owned by five or fewer…
Utah Same-Sex Couples to Federal Appeals Court: Uphold Decision Striking Down Marriage Equality
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Late Tuesday, attorneys for three couples challenging Utah’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples filed a brief in the United States Court…
Federal Judge in Texas Strikes Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and…
Oklahoma: Victory for Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In yet another stunning victory for marriage equality, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Tuesday that the state’s ban on…
Breaking: Federal Judge Strikes Utah Marriage Ban – Updated
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Utah issued a decision Friday striking down that state’s ban on same-sex marriage, and same-sex couples…
The Defeat of DOMA: Is it the End of Marriage Inequality in U.S. Immigration Law?
By: Matthew I. Hirsch*/Special to TRT— On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional. Writing…
Discrimination the “Very Purpose” of DOMA, Glad & Lambda Legal Argue in Brief
Washington, DC – Lambda Legal and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in U.S. v. Windsor urging the U.S. Supreme Court…
Thinking Out Loud: Is The Constitution Passé?
On the precipice of big change in LGBT rights, perhaps it’s time for a rethink. By: Abby Dees*/Special for TRT– Despite my radical spirit, my…