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Downstate county clerks file to intervene in Illinois’ marriage lawsuit
CHICAGO — Two downstate Illinois county clerks are moving to intervene on behalf of the state’s marriage statute prohibiting same-sex marriage after top-ranking Cook County officials said they would not defend the law in a legal challenge headed by the ACLU of Illinois and Lambda Legal.
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Illinois state attorneys refuse to defend state’s ban on same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez on Thursday announced that they will not Illinois’s 16-year-old ban on same-sex marriage.
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Illinois judge combines Lambda Legal, ACLU marriage equality lawsuits
A Cook County, Ill., judge on Thursday consolidated the two separate lawsuits representing 25 Illinois gay and lesbian couples asserting the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
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NY woman awarded $25,000 in discrimination suit against Sizzler restaurant
A New York woman has been awarded a $25,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit against a Sizzler Restaurant in Forest Hills, N.Y., where she was allegedly attacked while trying to dine with friends.
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Lambda Legal, ACLU announce lawsuits seeking marriage equality in Illinois
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois on Wednesday filed two separate lawsuits representing 25 same-sex couples and their families seeking the freedom to marry in Illinois.
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Lambda Legal, ACLU to announce lawsuit seeking marriage equality in Illinois
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois will announce two separate lawsuits Wednesday morning seeking same-sex marriage rights for Illinois gay and lesbian couples.
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Court: Gay student may wear ‘Jesus is not a homophobe’ t-shirt to school
CINCINNATI, Ohio — An openly gay Ohio teen who sued his high school after being threatened with suspension for wearing a t-shirt containing the message “Jesus is not a Homophobe,” will be allowed to wear the shirt to school whenever he chooses.
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Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit challenging Nevada’s gay marriage ban
Lambda Legal on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Nevada on behalf of eight same-sex couples, challenging Nevada’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Judge: Gay student can wear ‘Jesus is not a Homophobe’ shirt for 1 day
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio — An openly gay Ohio teen, who is suing his school after being threatened with suspension for wearing a t-shirt containing the message “Jesus is not a Homophobe,” will be allowed to wear the shirt after all — but for 1 day only, a federal judge ruled this week.
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Lambda Legal files lawsuit against Ohio school on behalf of gay student
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Lambda Legal on Tuesday filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against a Waynesville, Ohio high school on behalf of an openly gay student who was threatened with suspension for wearing a t-shirt containing the message “Jesus is not a Homophobe.”