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Pushing Back: A Blueprint for Change
FreeState Justice, Lambda Legal Lead Amicus Brief Filing Supporting the Constitutionality of Conviction in Workplace Hate Crimes Case
Today, FreeState Justice announced an amicus brief effort in support of the constitutionality of a federal hate crimes conviction...
December 10, 2018
M.A.B. vs. Board of Education Settlement Reached
FreeState Justice, ACLU Reach Settlement with Talbot County Public Schools for Max Brennan, who was Prevented from Using the...
June 18, 2018
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Press Release: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4th, 2018 Contact: Jennifer L. Kent, Managing Attorney, FreeState Justice, jkent@freestate-justice.org 410-625-5428 ext. 13. Baltimore, MD — Today, the Supreme Court affirmed a fundamental principle of American democracy: that discrimination against LGBTQ Americans...
June 4, 2018
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Maryland Moves Up in LGBTQ Equality Ranking
Last year, you may have read or heard FreeState share a startling statistic: that 17 states rank ahead of Maryland according to the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) most recent objective, annual analysis of state LGBTQ policy. ...
January 18, 2018
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Transgender Student Takes Legal Action to Defend Transgender Rights
Today, a Frederick County transgender student filed a motion to defend his school board’s policies that seek to prevent discrimination, harassment, and stigmatization of transgender and gender nonconforming students in the school system, and that seek...
October 20, 2017
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Maryland Department of Human Resources Announces New Protections for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: M. Saida Agostini Email: sagostini@freestate-justice.org Office: 410-625-5428 / Cell: 301.529.2340 Maryland Department of Human Resources Announces New Protections for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care Baltimore, Maryland – August 4, 2016 –...
August 4, 2016
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Conover v. Conover
Pictured: FreeState Justice client Michael Conover, holding his son, Jaxon. UPDATE (July 2016): VICTORY. On July 7, 2016, Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, ruled in favor of our client, Michael Conover, holding unanimously that the parent-child...
July 7, 2016
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Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal Announce Additional Listening Sessions and Launch of Online Survey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Saida Agostini Email: sagostini@FreeStateLegal.org Phone: 410-625-5428 x14 Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal Announce Additional Listening Sessions and Launch of Online Survey Baltimore, MD – April 20, 2016...
April 20, 2016
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The Frederick Center Inc. and FreeState Legal/Equality Maryland to Host LGBTQ Conference in Western Maryland
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Saida Agostini Email: sagostini@FreeStateLegal.org Phone: 410-625-5428 x14 The Frederick Center Inc. and FreeState Legal/Equality Maryland to Host LGBTQ Conference...
February 29, 2016
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