Dec 1, 2021 | LGBTQ, Reproductive Justice, Trans Rights
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that poses a direct challenge to the landmark ruling in Roe v Wade that states cannot ban abortion prior to viability. And like almost every Supreme Court...
Nov 1, 2021 | Economic Justice, LGBTQ
Earlier this year, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of Matt Woods, a Seattle lawyer and longtime Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (the Mission) volunteer who was told by Mission leadership not to apply for an attorney position in the organization’s...
Mar 4, 2021 | Discrimination, LGBTQ
QLaw Foundation’s Executive Director Denise Diskin, and co-counsel Legal Voice and Seattle Employment Law Partners, PLLC win case on behalf of lawyer denied job by religious group Media Contacts: Denise Diskin, QLaw Foundation of Washington, 206-452-9369 Jennifer...
May 4, 2017 | LGBTQ, Reproductive Justice
Yesterday we told you of our plans to challenge President Trump’s Executive Order if it sanctioned discrimination against women, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities. And we weren’t the only ones with plans to do so. We were part of a broad and powerful...
Apr 26, 2017 | Discrimination, LGBTQ
As transgender people’s dignity and safety continue to be threatened across the country—including in Washington State—we must be vigilant to uphold the legal protections we have fought so hard to win. That’s why I’m thrilled to give you a final...
Apr 6, 2017 | Families, LGBTQ
We just won justice for our client Rachelle Black! This morning, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously stood with Rachelle and affirmed what we believed all along: that the trial court disfavored Rachelle because of her sexual orientation. You may remember...
