Supreme Court to take up Prop 8 and DOMA cases
As everyone should be aware of at this point, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Prop 8 and DOMA cases. A NY Times article provides an overview of the cases: “The suit argued that California...
View ArticleCSE Joins Amicus Brief in “Prop 8″ and “DOMA” Cases
Today the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) joined an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court as part of the “Prop 8” and “DOMA” cases, which will be argued before the Court on March 26th and...
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Cameron’s Story: Dear Justice Sotomayor
As we travel around the South, we meet some amazing people taking action in their daily lives and in their hometowns in order to call for full LGBT equality. Cameron’s letters to the Supreme Court...
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On the Scene with the Supremes
By Katie Watson The energy outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning was electric, and – ignoring possible frostbite – I was happy. I felt so fortunate to have tuned in to the Prop 8 case back in 2009,...
View ArticleAmicus brief addresses political powerlessness of gay Southerners
An amicus brief filed today by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Equality Federation calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly to ensure the freedom to marry across the nation. The brief...
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On the Scene with the Supremes
By Katie Watson The energy outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning was electric, and – ignoring possible frostbite – I was happy. I felt so fortunate to have tuned in to the Prop 8 case back in 2009,...
View ArticleAmicus brief addresses political powerlessness of gay Southerners
An amicus brief filed today by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Equality Federation calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly to ensure the freedom to marry across the nation. The brief...
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Supreme Court Will Hear Cases of Anti-LGBTQ Employment Discrimination
Today, April 22, the United States Supreme Court granted review in three cases concerning anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination. The cases seek to clarify that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,...
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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Transgender-Inclusive Ruling to Stand
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Doe v. Boyertown Area High School, which in effect upholds a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit that affirms dignity and respect...
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October 8 Will Be a Landmark Day in the Movement for LGBTQ Nondiscrimination...
The United States Supreme Court announced today that it has scheduled Tuesday, October 8, 2019 as the oral argument date for three cases concerning anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination. The cases seek...
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Proudly Standing with Thousands Against Anti-LGBTQ Employment Discrimination...
On July 3 dozens of “friend-of-the-court” briefs were submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of ending anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. A flurry of amicus briefs were filed in three...
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Trans and Nonbinary Southerners Share Stories of Employment Discrimination in...
Dozens of “friend-of-the-court” briefs were submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of ending anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace in July 2019 – and one of the briefs in particular shines...
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Sign Our Card Thanking the Legal Teams and Plaintiffs in Landmark LGBTQ...
Today, October 8, the United States Supreme Court hears oral argument in three historic cases arguing that LGBTQ people should be protected from employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil...
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In Major Victory, U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Employment Nondiscrimination...
Historic SCOTUS ruling will guarantee more than 5 million LGBTQ Southerners workplace protections, more vital than ever as millions of Americans face unemployment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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LGBTQ Southerners Speak Out in Solidarity with Immigrants as U.S. Supreme...
Today the United States Supreme Court ruled in a set of cases challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), the 2012 policy that...
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