Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Understanding Fulton: The ‘bullets’ will keep coming
In some respects, the U.S. Supreme Court decision June 17 in Fulton v. Philadelphia was a "win" for LGBT legal activists. But that's primarily because they once again "dodged a bullet" aimed at taking down a previous decision that blocks
Supreme Court 9-0: Religious claim trumps civil rights ordinance
In a stunning outcome, all nine U.S. Supreme Court justices agreed that a city contractor can claim a religious exemption from a city's ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Supreme Court: No recourse for sexual assault victims in military
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this month (May 3) that it would not review an appeal brought by a female West Point cadet who says the federal government should be liable for injuries she sustained from a sexual assault at
Another surprise split among LGBTs at Supreme Court
Once again this session, LGBT groups and individuals are lined up on opposite sides of a conflict at the U.S. Supreme Court. This time, it's about whether groups can be forced to disclose who their donors are.
LGBT groups on opposite sides of Supreme Court case
LGBT groups have submitted briefs in support of both sides of a U.S. Supreme Court case in which high school authorities say they have a right to discipline a student for something said off campus and after school hours.
President Biden to sign LGBT executive order Day One
President Biden has plans to sign an executive order during his first day in office to ensure that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Title VII is preserved.
Trump mob attacks Capitol; LGBTs reps call for his removal
After a mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol today, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden as the next president, many openly LGBT members of Congress said they believe Trump must be removed from the White House.
Dems win Georgia and control of U.S. Senate
Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate Wednesday as both Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won their bids to unseat Republican incumbents.
2020: A harsh year with incredible LGBTQ milestones
While COVID-19 made 2020 a year most people could not wait to put in the rearview mirror, it was a year of incredibly important milestones for the LGBTQ community --from the law to national presidential politics and the intensified struggle
