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President Biden nominates second out woman to federal appellate court
Just weeks after the first LGBTQ woman was confirmed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Biden is sending another.
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Federal court rules that professor can sue school that disciplined him for misgendering student
The professor successfully argued that not being able to misidentify a student went against his First Amendment rights as an educator and Christian.
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Deplorable Republican candidate claims Tammy Baldwin plays on ‘Team Terrorists’
Leah Vukmir refuses to apologize for equating Baldwin with the mastermind of 9/11.
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Trump’s new judicial nominee thinks trans kids are ‘part of Satan’s plan’
He also advocated for “conversion therapy” – a banned practice that uses techniques like electroshock therapy and social isolation to “turn gay people straight.”
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Minn. governor names first openly gay justice to state supreme court
Gov. Mark Dayton named Appeals Court Judge Margaret Chutich to fill an open spot on the Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday, installing the first openly gay justice on the state’s highest court.
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U.S. Senate confirms first openly gay judge to sit on the federal bench in Texas
Robert Pitman becomes the first openly gay judge to sit on the federal bench in Texas, and also assumes a seat that had been vacant for more than six years.
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U.S. Attorney would be first openly gay federal judge in Texas
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has nominated U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio. Pitman, who is openly gay, made history in 2011 when he became the first openly gay U.S. attorney in Texas. His confirmation to the court would be another historic event…
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U.S. Senate confirms two openly gay nominees to the federal bench
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed two openly gay nominees to the federal bench, the White House announced. Darrin Gayles was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and Staci Yandle was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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First openly lesbian federal judge in Michigan takes oath
DETROIT — The first openly lesbian federal judge in the U.S. 6th Circuit was sworn in Tuesday by Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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U.S. Senate confirms first out lesbian to federal bench in Michigan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate this week voted to confirm Judith Levy as a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Levy, 55, becomes the first openly lesbian federal judge in Michigan.