Press Releases
Apr 04, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµStatement on NCAA Decision to Reconsider North Carolina Sites
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA Board of Governors announced today that it will again consider bids to host championship events in North Carolina despite the fact that North Carolina ha...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 30, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Lambda Legal Condemn ‘Fake’ Repeal of HB 2
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly today passed a bill that does not repeal the discriminatory HB 2 law. Instead, it keeps in place the most harmful parts of the...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Mar 10, 2017
South Dakota Becomes First State This Year to Enact Anti-LGBT Legislation
South Dakota is First State in a Series of Anti-LGBT Bills Advancing Through Legislatures Across the Country
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Feb 16, 2017
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Florist Discriminated Against Same-Sex Couple by Refusing Wedding-Related Service
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court today ruled that a florist in Richland violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when she denied service to a same-sex couple f...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 21, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Lambda Legal Condemn North Carolina Lawmakers’ Failure to Repeal H.B. 2
RALEIGH –The North Carolina legislature today convened for a special session where it failed to pass a bill repealing H.B. 2, the state’s sweeping anti-LGBT law.
Based on a pro...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Dec 19, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Lambda Legal Comment on Expected Vote to Repeal HB2
RALEIGH, N.C. — In a move that could lead to the repeal of North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, H.B. 2, the Charlotte City Council voted today to repeal its LGBT non-discrimination ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
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