Lambda Legal brings together 28 other LGBT organizations to oppose nominations of L. Steven Grasz and Mark Norris to federal bench

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…

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HRC spotlights five Trump-Pence anti-LGBTQ nominees who represent greatest threat

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…

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AFJ: Stephen Schwartz should not be confirmed to a federal court seat

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alliance for Justice (AFJ) Friday released a report on the record of Stephen Schwartz, whom Donald Trump has nominated for a seat on the Court of Federal Claims.  AFJ President Nan Aron released the following statement: “Stephen Schwartz certainly fits the new mold for federal judicial nominees being put forward by Donald Trump:…

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