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Tuesday, October 07
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Source: Kingsport Times-News , Johnson City Press , Lambda Legal press release JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- One of the 40 men charged in a city park sex sting last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Johnson City and Police Chief John Lowry because he says the police department gave his arrest excessive publicity. Police released photos and other personal information about Kenneth Giles and 39 other men who were arrested in a public sex sting operation. Local news media ran the story prominently along with the pictures and addresses of the men involved. Since the police department's press...
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Tuesday, September 02
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Source: Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin , Albany Times Union , Reuters NY marriage rulings New York -- A state trial court judge today tossed out a suit challenging New York Gov. David Paterson's directive in May to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries. Justice Lucy Billings in Bronx Supreme Court ruled that to "recognize same-sex marriages legally solemnized in other jurisdictions is consistent with New York’s common law, statutory law, and constitutional separation of powers." Billings rejected arguments by the national Alliance Defense...
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Thursday, June 26
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Source: WPLG-TV , South Florida Sun Sentinel , NBC6 Miami , Lambda Legal press release MIAMI -- The family vacation cruise that Janice Langbehn, of Olympia, Washington, her partner Lisa Marie Pond, and three of their four children set out to take in February 2007 was designed to be a celebration of the lesbian couple's 18 years together. But when Pond, a healthy 39-year-old, suffered a massive stroke before the ship left port and was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), the trip became a nightmare. Hospital administrators refused to let Langbehn into the Pond's hospital room, and...
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Tuesday, June 10
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CA marriage case New York -- The ACLU, Lambda Legal, and several other advocacy and legal groups are urging gay and lesbian couples who get married in California to avoid the temptation to file suits in their home states. In a statement entitled "Make Change, Not Lawsuits" [ pdf copy of full statement ], the groups say that any lawsuits filed as a result of the May California Supreme Court ruling should follow careful strategic objectives. The statement concludes that the most important immediate step for people who support marriage equality is to help defeat the November ballot initiative...
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