Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Supreme Court curbs foreign AIDS affiliates
A 5 to 4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court Monday will require that foreign groups affiliated with U.S. groups to issue public statements that some believe may hinder AIDS prevention efforts.
After Title VII ‘watershed,’ is the court reshaping?
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch show signs of forming a new middle ground on the Supreme Court bench, at least when it comes to LGBT issues.
Supreme Court: Title VII covers sexual orientation and gender status
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for Chief Justice John Roberts and four more liberal justices, ruled that federal law banning discrimination based on "sex" in employment covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender status.
4th Circuit examines ‘this transgender situation’
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals engaged in lively discussion of whether federal law protects transgender students but seemed confident the U.S. Supreme Court will settle the issue soon.
Supreme Court: First Amendment issues in the spotlight
The Trump administration defended its efforts to bolster religious belief exemptions and curtail other First Amendment considerations in two cases before the Supreme Court this week.
Sanders tries to coax LGBT support, but Dems behind Biden
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders worked hard to leverage former Vice President Joe Biden's votes in the Senate for DOMA and DADT, but Democrats and many in the LGBT community are uniting behind Biden for the nomination.
Biden soars as Buttigieg and others endorse him
Super Tuesday voting appears to demonstrate that many moderate Democrats are getting on board a strategy to unify behind one moderate candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden. Openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg helped lead that trend Monday when he
Buttigieg drops out: ‘path to victory narrowed to a close’
With polls showing virtually no chance of winning any of the 1,300 delegates up for grabs in Tuesday's 14-state vote, openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg announced Sunday night he was withdrawing from the race for the Democratic nomination.
Biden takes SC, Buttigieg comes in fourth
South Carolina's heavily African American voting population stayed behind former Vice President Joe Biden, while Pete Buttigieg slipped to fourth.
Supreme Court to weigh in on foster care fight
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a lower court decision that said a city could require a Catholic-run foster care agency to comply with a city non-discrimination ordinance to continue its contract with the city.
