Lambda Legal brings 'equal (gay) pay for equal work' lawsuit against Arizona

Under the leadership of Gov. Janet Napolitano, the Arizona state government in 2008 created a health insurance benefit for the domestic partners and children of state employees and retirees.
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Lambda Legal files suit to prevent Ariz. from stripping domestic partner benefits

From Lambda Legal: (Tuscon, Ariz.)  Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tucson to block a move to strip domestic partner benefits from gay and lesbian state employees.
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Cheesecake Factory to pay $345K in harassment case

(Phoenix) National restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory Inc. has agreed to pay $345,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it let some male employees sexually harass other male workers in suburban Phoenix.
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In Battle Over Gay Marriage, Timing May Be Key

A federal lawsuit that had been viewed with suspicion by many gay rights advocates has gained ground, but it may be outpacing public opinion.
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Should Summary Judgment Have Been Granted in the Federal Proposition 8 Suit? Part One

In this column, the first in a two-part series, I analyze an important skirmish that took place last week in the federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's voter-approved state constitutional ban on same-sex marriages.
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53-year-old 'prostitute' fights back

Robert Pinter isn't going down without a fight. The 53-year-old New Yorker has filed a  federal lawsuit against New York City officials after being arrested for engaging in prostitution.
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Did Delta obtain hacked emails to attack a consumer advocate?

Sounds pretty bad if true. Delta was once a nice airline but in recent years it has become a pathetic shell of its former self.
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Court to hear motion Wednesday to dismiss federal Prop. 8 challenge

Source: San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express Opponents of marriage equality are scheduled to argue Wednesday in a San Francisco courtroom that a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 should be dismissed.
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NCLR Executive Director Responds to Department of Justice’s Motion to Dismiss Federal Challenge to DOMA

- FROM THE NCLR - Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss in Gill v. Office of Personnel Development, a federal lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which excludes same-sex couples from all federal benefits and protections given to heterosexual married couples.
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BREAKING: DoJ Files Motion to Dismiss Gill v. OPM Case

The Department of Justice just filed a motion to dismiss Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, the federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts that claims the Defense of Marriage Act violates the U.
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Birmingham Settles Discrimination Lawsuit with Central Alabama Pride

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The city of Birmingham and a gay pride group today agreed to settle a 2008 federal lawsuit over Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's opposition to the group which began with an attempt to withhold a parade permit and resulted in a ban on city workers installing parade banners on city property.
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Gay Ally Martha Coakley for Senator....

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, a fierce LGBTally has picked up nomination papers to run for the Senate seatvacated by the death of Sen.
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Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley to Run for Kennedy's Senate Seat

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley becomes the first candidate to pick up nomination papers to run for the seat vacated by the late Sen.
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Ohio Student Wins $121K Settlement After Teacher Burns Cross Image On His Arm

A high school student in Ohio has won a $121K settlement from his school district after his science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm.
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Judge blocks US gays from taking on anti same-sex marriage bill

An American judge has blocked gay rights groups from joining the federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 8.
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Is Bash Back The New ACT-UP?

Details Magazine has published a profile of Bash Back!, the "queer anarchists" who last November provided the right-wing with oceans of anti-gay ink when they invaded a Michigan church during services, shouted slogans, pulled the fire alarm, and threw leaflets at parishioners.
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New York School District Sued for Failing to Protect Gay Student from Harassment - Lez Get Real

The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, against an up state New York School District on behalf of a student who says he has been continually harassed because he is gay.
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Trial Date Set for Prop. 8 Challenge – Organizations Respond

It was announced this week that the federal lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 8 (filed by two unmarried same-sex couples who are claiming that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional) will go to trial January 11, 2010.
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Judge sets January trial date for Prop. 8 case

A judge on Wednesday said he wants a federal lawsuit challenging California’s same-sex marriage ban to go to trial on Jan.
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Date Set For Proposition 8 Trial

In the first step to getting the legal fight over same-sex marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge has set Jan.
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