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Friend-of-the-Court Briefs to be Filed in Support of DOMA Challenge
More than fifteen parties – including New York City, three states, members of Congress, civil rights and religious organizations ––plan to file briefs today in support of Edith “Edie” Windsor’s...
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Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Widow’s Estate Tax Challenge to DOMA
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unfairly forced Edith “Edie” Windsor to more than $360,000 in federal estate tax after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, that she would not have had to pay had she...
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Federal Appeals Court Declares 'Defense of Marriage Act' Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled today that section three of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples. 10 18 2012 Thea Spyer and...
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council Extends Basic Civil Rights Protections to Transgender...
The New York Civil Liberties Union today applauded the Syracuse Common Council’s passage of legislation amending local civil rights law to protect transgender and gender non-conforming residents from...
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Supreme Court to Hear Widow's Challenge to Defense of Marriage Act
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear Edith "Edie" Windsor's challenge to the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Windsor, 83, was forced to pay more than $363,000 in federal...
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Widow's Challenge to DOMA
Attorneys for Edith "Edie" Windsor told the U.S. Supreme Court today that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unfairly forced Windsor to pay more than $363,000 in federal estate taxes after the death of...
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U.S. Supreme Court Declares Core Section of the “Defense of Marriage Act”...
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that section three of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) is unconstitutional and that the federal government cannot discriminate against married lesbian...
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NYCLU Applauds Central Islip School Board for Rejecting Sex-Specific Policy...
The Central Islip School Board last night voted down a proposal to require nominees for Homecoming King to be male and Homecoming Queen to be female. The Suffolk County Chapter of the New York Civil...
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NYCLU Victory: Wedding Venues Cannot Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
The New York State Division of Human Rights has affirmed it is illegal for businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation. The New York Civil Liberties Union victory came in the case of Melisa...
View ArticleCuomo’s AIDS Task Force Report Promotes Civil Rights, Individual Autonomy and...
Governor Cuomo’s Task Force to End the AIDS Epidemic today released a report calling for statewide protections for New Yorkers who are transgender, comprehensive sex education in public schools, the...
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Report Exposes Illegal Treatment of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming...
The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a report revealing the serious and pervasive discrimination and harassment faced by transgender and gender nonconforming youth in New York public...
View ArticleVictory: Landmark State Policy Promises Transgender Students an Equal Education
The New York State Education Department today released official guidance for school districts across the state, a major step toward ensuring that transgender and gender nonconforming youth can access...
View ArticleNYCLU Applauds New Discrimination Protections for Transgender New Yorkers
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced tonight an executive action directing the State Division of Human Rights to issue regulations that would interpret existing protections against discrimination on the...
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Wedding Venue’s Ongoing Battle to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples Must End
Commercial wedding venues cannot discriminate against same-sex couples, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union will argue today, asking the Appellate Division to...
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Victory: Wedding Venue Cannot Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court today affirmed that it is illegal for businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation. The New York Civil Liberties Union victory came in the...
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