Marriage at the Supreme Court – Wednesday, March 27 Windsor v. United States Plaintiff: Edith Windsor Federal constitutional challenge to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, ... Read More

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee heard spirited testimony March 21 on the marriage equality bill.  The hearing lasted until nearly 5 a.m., with a ... Read More

GLAD has filed an appeal in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of our client Susan Doe,  a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment ... Read More

GLAD filed an amicus brief in an appeal challenging the Massachusetts District Court ruling that the Commonwealth cannot deny an incarcerated transgender woman, Michelle Kosilek, ... Read More

“DOMA is a recipe for a violation of equal protection guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution: It targets a particularly disliked group, impacts important personal ... Read More

More than 45 briefs from religious leaders, members of Congress, retired military generals, children’s advocacy groups, civil rights groups and others will be filed today ... Read More

President Obama’s Justice Department – in a landmark filing on Feb. 28 – joined the litigation efforts for the freedom to marry with the filing ... Read More

Over 40 friend-of-the-court briefs were filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court by parties including Members of Congress, the NAACP, Labor, Military Leaders, Service Members ... Read More

A broad bipartisan coalition of organizations filing briefs with the Supreme Court as “friends of the Court,” in support of the plaintiffs in the landmark ... Read More

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Lambda Legal today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in Hollingsworth v. Perry urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ... Read More