WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lambda Legal and 28 other national, state, and local LGBT organizations sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of a vote today urging them to oppose the nominations of Leonard Steven Grasz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and Mark Norris to the United States…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) aimed a bright spotlight on five federal judicial nominees — Jeff Mateer, Damien Schiff, Leonard Steven Grasz, Mark Norris, and Stephen Schwartz. If confirmed by the Senate, the nominees could seriously threaten the future of LGBTQ equality in America. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lambda Legal has blasted President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Jeff Mateer. Mateer, who is coming under fire as news reports are surfacing past remarks that reveal a record of extreme hostility toward the LGBT community, including Mateer’s referring to transgender children as part…
