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Lesbian Gay Rights : Court Cases

Cole v. Arkansas (12/30/2008)
Challenges Arkansas Act 1, a ballot initiative passed in 2008 making it illegal for unmarried people who cohabit with a partner to adopt or foster children.

Chandler v. Barker (12/23/2008)
An appeal of the imposition of a "paramour" restriction on the custody rights of a mother in a lesbian relationship in Tennessee.

Strauss v. Horton - Case Profile (11/05/2008)
Challenge to CA Prop 8, which bans marriage for same-sex couples.

Advocacy on Behalf of Gay Men Verbally Abused by McDonald's Staff (09/16/2008)
The ACLU is representing two gay men in an official complaint to the Louisville Human Relations Commission after an employee at a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Louisville called them and three friends a series of anti-gay slurs.

Seals v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. - Case Profile (06/18/2008)

Outing at Hollis F. Price Middle College High School - Case Profile (04/29/2008)

Gillman v. Holmes County School District - Case Profile (01/31/2008)

In re Hadaway - Case Profile (05/02/2007)

Employment Non-Discrimination Act (04/24/2007)

Levitt & Dakota v. New Mexico Retiree Health Authority - Case Profile (02/05/2007)

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