Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Jul 07, 2015
Court Hears Arguments Brought by Gay Couple Turned Away at Masterpiece Cakeshop
DENVER – The Colorado Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments today in a discrimination case brought by a same-sex couple against a cake shop that refused to sell them a cake f...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jul 02, 2015
ACLU of Kentucky Files Class Action Suit against Rowan County and its Clerk
Says Denial of Marriage Licenses to same gender and opposite gender couples unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Jul 01, 2015
ACLU Letter to County Clerks: You Are Legally Required to Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
Letters Clarify Legal Obligations Under Constitution
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 30, 2015
DOJ Filing Supports Transgender Student’s Right to Appropriate Restroom Facilities in ACLU Case
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in federal court explaining that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that correspo...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Jun 30, 2015
ACLU Files Suit Against Governor Jindal Over Unconstitutional Marriage Executive Order
BATON ROUGE, La.—The ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, Forum for Equality Foundation, and 6 individual plaintiffs today filed suit challenging Governor Bobby Jindal's "Marriage and C...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 26, 2015
Supreme Court Declares State Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
Ruling Establishes Marriage Equality Nationwide
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Freedom to Marry at the Supreme Court
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