Podcasts by LGBT Bar NY Podcast

October/November 2023 Law Notes: October SCOTUS Term 2023 Preview from 2023-12-05T11:47:14

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the joint October/November 2023 edition of LGBT ...

Celebrating the Small Wins: Law Notes September 2023 from 2023-09-22T16:51:09

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the September 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, in...

Finding Safety and Joy in Queer Spaces from 2023-08-23T11:28:01

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, sits down with Leslie Allen, Deputy Director of Legal Services at the Anti-Violence Project, and Audacia Ray, Director of Community Organ...

August 2023 Law Notes: The Fight to Save Hormone Therapy in Tennessee from 2023-08-16T17:32:49

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the August 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, inclu...

July 2023 Law Notes: Standing and Standing Up against Discrimination from 2023-07-25T10:00

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the July 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, includi...

303 Rapid Response from 2023-07-10T22:30:41

In response to 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the LGBT Bar NY is hosting a special episode to examine the initial impact of the ruling on LGBTQ+ people. Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGB...

2023 Pride Month Law Notes from 2023-06-29T23:36:34

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the June 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, includi...

May Law Notes 2023: the right to transition from 2023-05-30T17:04:57

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the May 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, focusing...

Can the criminal legal system protect LGBTQ+ people? from 2023-05-19T10:00

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY sits down with Richard Saenz (Senior Attorney and the Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist at Lambda Legal) to discuss Protec...

April 2023 Law Notes: the fight to include LGBTQ+ in public life continues from 2023-05-01T11:51:17

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the April 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, includ...

The State of Federal Student Loans from 2023-04-21T12:03:34

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY sits down with Jane Fox (Staff Attorney at The Legal Aid Society) and Winston Berkman-Breen (Policy Counsel & Deputy Director of Student Advo...

March 2023 Law Notes: Fighting for the First Amendment in School and Online from 2023-03-30T12:00:55

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the March 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, includ...

February 2023 Law Notes: Engaging on En Bancs from 2023-02-22T20:25:27

Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School discusses cases from the February 2023 issue of LGBT Law Notes, including:

• Updates on the Ninth Circuit denying en banc review i...
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NY Resources for LGBTQ+ Attorneys and Court Users from 2023-02-03T10:15

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Charlie Arrowood, Senior Counsel to the New York State Court System's Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission, discuss important updates i...

January 2023 Law Notes: The Rights of Transgender Youth and a Tribute to Bill Rold from 2023-01-17T09:00

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the January 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, incl...

Legal Lessons from Transgender History from 2023-01-04T13:15:16

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Associate Professor K.J. Rawson, Founder and Director of the Digital Transgender Archive, discuss the work of the Digital Transgender...

December 2022: The Fight for Marriage Equality Continues from 2022-12-16T11:00

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss marriage equality cases from the December 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, inclu...

303 Creative LLC Oral Argument Rapid Response from 2022-12-06T19:18:16

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, Christopher R. Riano, President and CEO of the nation's Center for Civic Education, and Professor Emeritus Arthur Leonard of New York Law...

November 2022 Law Notes Episode from 2022-11-22T14:17:13

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a variety of cases from the November 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including rec...

October Law Notes: Religious Exemptions from 2022-10-26T15:00

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a variety of religious exemption cases from the October 2022 edition of LGBT La...

LGBTQ+ Advocacy through Amici Briefs and Bar Association Involvement from 2022-10-17T20:59:21

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Christopher R. Riano, President and CEO of the nation's Center for Civic Education, discuss opportunities for advocacy on behalf of the ...

September Law Notes: Victories in New York and Nationwide from 2022-09-23T16:20:36

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a handful of litigation victories from the September 2022 edition of LGBT Law N...

Systemic Barriers to Safety from 2022-09-07T10:30

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Jac Quiles, Senior Program Associate with the Reshaping Prosecution Program at the Vera Institute of Justice, discuss safety in the L...

August 2022 Law Notes: Healthcare Regulations and So-Called Conversion Therapy from 2022-08-11T08:30

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a variety of important cases from the August 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, in...

July 2022 Law Notes Episode from 2022-07-21T11:51:45

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss a variety of important cases from the July 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes, incl...

Dobbs Rapid Response Mini-Series Episode #3 from 2022-07-19T10:56:26

In response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the LGBT Bar NY is hosting a special mini-series to examine the numerous ways this Supreme Court decision impacts LGBTQ+ people and t...

Dobbs Rapid Response Mini-Series Episode #2 from 2022-07-12T11:15:33

In response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the LGBT Bar NY is hosting a special mini-series to examine the numerous ways this Supreme Court decision impacts LGBTQ+ people and t...

Dobbs Rapid Response Mini-Series Episode #1 from 2022-07-05T15:23:58

In response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the LGBT Bar NY is hosting a special mini-series to examine the numerous ways this Supreme Court decision impacts LGBTQ+ people and t...

Pride Month Law Notes Episode from 2022-06-21T11:41:29

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the June 2022 edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

The Trump Alumni Group Goes After Trans Rights from 2022-05-19T10:26:44

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the May edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

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Protecting Trans Youth from 2022-04-18T17:09:54

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the April edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

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Building your Network and Career from 2022-03-30T14:26:34

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York and Andrew Teig, Managing Director at Major Lindsey & Africa  discuss the importance...

SCOTUS toHear LGBTQ Rights Cases from 2022-03-14T13:15:48

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the March edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

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Immigration and Asylum with a Side of Wedding Cake. from 2022-02-21T14:51:54

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the February edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

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Justice Breyer And The SCOTUS Shortlist from 2022-01-28T18:13:14

This week we were surprised with news that Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, plans to retire after the current term ends in June.

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LGBTQ Rights in Schools from 2022-01-17T17:03:32

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the January edition of LGBT Law Notes. The thread connect...

Holiday Law Notes Episode from 2021-12-12T15:12:35

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the December edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

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Law Notes Episode: International Intrigue and More from 2021-11-16T12:21:30

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the November edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

Non-Binary Actor Files Discrimination Complaint Against HAMILTON from 2021-10-22T13:03:20

On this episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, Eric Lesh speaks with Lindsay Gol...

UK Court Overturns Puberty Blockers Ruling for Trans Youth&More from 2021-10-17T19:21:03

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the October edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

Law Notes Episode: Healthcare Access, Jury Service and More from 2021-09-15T13:17:45

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the September edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

1. Court...

Religious Discrimination in Schools, Hospitals, and More from 2021-08-11T13:39:03

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the August edition of LGBT Law Notes. 

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New Leadership at the Civil Rights Division from 2021-04-15T13:44:53

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the April edition of LGBT Law Notes.

From a SCOTUS Win to a Possible Loss in One Year from 2021-04-07T12:04:05

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, James Esseks, about the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ ...

Gun Violence and the Surge of Asian Hate from 2021-03-31T20:09:22

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with The Asian American Bar Association of New York's Chris Kwok and Everytown For Gun Safety's Kaegan Mays-Williams about the surge of...

Passing the Equality Act from 2021-03-20T11:28:34

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Lambda Legal's Sasha Buchert and political consultant, Brian Derrick, about what's in the Equality Act and how to pass it.

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International LGBTQ Rights&More from 2021-03-11T18:34:50

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the March edition of LGBT Law Notes.

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LGBTQ People in the Criminal Justice System from 2021-03-02T19:09:46

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Richard Saenz, Senior Attorney, and the Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist at Lambda Legal...

Trans Military Ban Reversed and More! from 2021-02-19T16:36:32

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the February edition of LGBT Law Notes.

Biden's Early LGBTQ Accomplishments and Agenda from 2021-02-02T17:38:02

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Professor Anthony Kries of Georgia State University College of Law about President Joe Biden's early actions to protect LGBTQ peop...

False Charge of Being Gay is Not Defamation&More from 2021-01-11T13:32:12

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the November edition of LGBT Law Notes.

Conversion Therapy Ban Challenged from 2020-12-16T17:22:07

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the November edition of LGBT Law Notes.

New Administration, New LGBT Agenda from 2020-11-19T09:23:39

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, speaks with Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan about how the election of the Biden-Harris ticket will impact the legal rights o...

Law Notes Pod: Citizenship, Adoption&More from 2020-11-14T15:40:30

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the October edition of LGBT Law No...

Amy Coney Barrett's Anti-LGBT Record from 2020-10-23T13:48:40

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Sharon McGowan, Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director ...

Enough Bad News: Three Big LGBT Victories from 2020-10-20T15:33:03

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the October edition of LGBT Law Notes.

Demand Justice: Fighting ACB's Confirmation from 2020-10-05T16:53:44

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, discusses court packing, Amy Coney Barrett's record, fighting her confirmation in the Senate, and more with Listen

So Much Winning! from 2020-09-10T17:15:21

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from July.

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Religious Rejection and Asylum Roundup from 2020-08-12T10:25:09

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from July.

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SCOTUS 2019-2020 Term in Review from 2020-07-15T12:49:04

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss the major Supreme Court cases of the 2019-2020 Term that will have a significant imp...

LGBT Workers&More with Ria and Kate from 2020-06-22T11:38:57

"LGBT Impact Litigation and SCOTUS" features a lively discussion between legal eagles Kate Kendell, former Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Ria Tabacco Mar, Women's ...

Intersex Rights and More. from 2020-06-17T13:40:08

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from May.

• 10th Circuit Orders Stat...

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HUGE SCOTUS win for LGBT Workers from 2020-06-15T21:35:17

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with LeGaL President Kristen Browde and Professor Arthur Leonard ...

BiLaw: All About the B in LGBT from 2020-06-08T16:46:16

On today's episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, we focus on the B in LGBT.

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Law Notes: Cases Mount As SCOTUS Holds from 2020-05-15T12:07:44

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from May.

• Massachusetts SJC Rules Pro...
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Asylum, LGBT Families, and Tranistion-Related Health from 2020-04-14T13:03:34

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from April.

1. Appellate Victory for Gay Ma...

Perspectives: Coronavirus and the Legal Profession from 2020-04-08T15:10:14

On this episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, Eric Lesh chats with members of the legal profession about how COVID-19 is affecting their lives and work. Joining us:

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, The Supreme Court will d...

LGBT Law Notes: SCOTUS, prisons, health and more from 2020-01-23T15:51:44

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from December:

1. Supreme Court Denies Tran...

LGBT Rights and Reproductive Justice from 2020-01-17T15:16:16

January 22 marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v Wade. The holding in Roe and fight for reproductive justice are centered on the ability of all people to have freedom of s...

LGBTQ Cases in the Lower Courts from 2019-12-10T17:49:02

On the Law Notes Episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights case...

Transgender Day of Remembrance (“TDOR”) from 2019-11-20T08:50:22

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance (“TDOR”). It is a day to honor the memory of those members of our community whose lives have been lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

On thi...

LGBT Law Notes: All Southern Rulings from 2019-11-14T17:51:49

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from October:

1. Texas Federal Court Vacate...

SCOTUS, Discriminatory Agencies, Trans Military Litgation, and More from 2019-10-16T14:27:46

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from September:

1. Last week the...
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Oral Argument Day for LGBT Workers from 2019-10-08T19:52:25

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of The LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and LeGaL Board Member, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, about what happened at SCOTUS during ...

Born Perfect: Banning Conversion Therapy Nationwide from 2019-10-03T19:12:05

On this episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of New York and Mathew Shurka, co-founder and chief strategist o...

Victory for Trans Health, SCOTUS and More! from 2019-09-13T17:34:52

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from August:

1. The Ninth Circuit affirm...
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Adoption Agency Seeks Right to Discriminate from SCOTUS from 2019-08-12T10:14:25

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from July:

1. A Catholic Adoption Agency ...
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LGBTQ Immigration and Asylum in the Time of Trump from 2019-08-08T13:24:12

There are nearly 1 million adult immigrants in the United States that self-identify as LGBTQ. The Trump administration has been relentless in its attacks against immigrants from apprehension, to...

Bigoted Bakers, Parentage Rights and "Conversion Therapy" from 2019-07-11T15:09:19

On the LGBT Law Notes episode, LGBT Bar NY Executive Director Eric Lesh and New York Law School Professor Art Leonard discuss the latest wedding cake news from the Supreme Court and more, includ...

LGBTQ Workplace Fairness from the Litigator's POV from 2019-07-08T15:40:49

LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh speaks with transgender rights litigator Jillian Weiss about her LGBT workplace fairness work at the Law Firm ...

The All Good News LGBT Pride Pod from 2019-06-05T16:07:55

On this LGBT Law Notes episode LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh and New York Law School Professor Art Leonard discuss a rare bit of good news from the Supreme Court in transgender...

SCOTUS News, Anti-LGBT Agencies, and Lesbian Police Officers from 2019-05-14T15:21:53

Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of New York and New York Law School Professor Art Leonard give the very latest updates and insights on everything SCOTUS, including the recent Title...

Queer Sex Workers and the Fight to Decrim NY from 2019-05-09T19:02:54

Today’s show is about sex workers' rights and the fight in New York to decriminalize sex work.

We are speaking with Jared Trujillo, who is a Steering Committee member of DecrimNY, a coali...

The Queer Agenda: Federal Policy Chat with the ACLU from 2019-04-24T17:33:23

LeGaL's Executive Director speaks with the ACLU’s Ian Thompson about federal policy issues, including major pieces of legislation like the Equality Act, and the effort to revers...

SCOTUS Grants LGBT Employment Discrimination Cases from 2019-04-22T16:51:30

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review three cases that could have a massive impact on the rights and lives of LGBT people in the workplace. Specifically, the Court will decide w...

One LGBT SCOTUS Caes Down, More Pile Up from 2019-04-04T17:58:12

LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh speaks with New York Law School Professor Art Leonard about SCOTUS’s decision NOT to hear the Aloha Bed and Breakfast case involving a small B & B that receive...

Sentenced to Death Because He's Gay? from 2019-03-28T14:50:26

On this episode LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh speaks with Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Ethan Rice. At issue is a brief that Lambda Legal, the ACLU, and ACLU South Dakota filed with the Supr...

Here Comes the Ban from 2019-03-14T15:42:43

On the Law Notes episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, we discuss:

• The latest legal developments on Trump's hateful transgender military ban;
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Conversion Therapy in the Courts& More from 2019-02-13T10:51:58

On the Law Notes episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast we discuss the transgender military ban action after the SCOTUS decision to reverse the stays on the preliminary injunctions. Next, we talk abo...

Weaponizing the Web: Queer People in the Age of Grindr and Cyberharassment from 2019-02-07T16:12:48

We call this episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast "Weaponizing the Web: Queer People in the Age of Grindr and the Cyberharassment."

LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh talks with Professor Ar...

SCOTUS Rules on Trump's Trans Military Ban from 2019-01-25T13:19:37

On January 22nd, by a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court lifted two injunctions blocking Trump’s hateful and discriminatory ban on transgender military service.

This is not the end. It’s only th...

The Battle to Block the Ban from 2019-01-11T13:59:50

Welcome to the Law Notes episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast. I’m Eric Lesh, Executive Director of LeGaL, the LGBT Bar of NY.

On today’s show we are going to be talking about the latest Sup...

Trump's Trans Military Ban to SCOTUS? from 2018-12-20T10:13:27

On today’s show we are going to be talking about the Trump Administration’s desperate attempt to implement its hateful transgender military ban by jumping the line straight to the Supreme Court....

Domestic HIV Law and Policy Talk for #WorldAidsDay from 2018-11-30T17:08:52

December 1st is World AIDS Day. On this episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, Eric Lesh speaks with Lambda Legal's HIV Project Director from 2018-07-10T18:51:33

On July 9, Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, to fill Justice Kennedy’s seat on th...

Kennedy steps down: It's all on the line! from 2018-07-03T21:01:29

On this episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, we discuss Justice Kennedy's retirement, his LGBT rights legacy, and what's at stake for the future of civil rights claims.

We are joined by Pro...

What's cake got to do with it? from 2018-06-26T17:29:55

We call this episode, “What’s Cake Got To Do With It?”. This is because we will discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding Trump’s travel ban and its relation to Masterpiece Cake Shop, Ar...

All LGBT Eyes Still on SCOTUS from 2018-06-15T15:05:47

We will not be discussing cake in this podcast. If you want our take on Masterpiece, please have a listen to the special episode we recorded 24 hours after the ruling came down—oh and share it w...

Masterpiece Cakeshop: Not the Win We Hoped for, Not the Loss We Feared from 2018-06-05T13:38:34

The Supreme Court ruled narrowly against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in Masterpiece Cakeshop, based on concerns that the original case was not de...

Stacking the Courts: The Fight Against Trump's Federal Judicial Nominees from 2018-05-31T15:07:18

We call this episode “Stacking the Courts: The Fight Against Trump’s Extremist Judicial Nominees.”

That’s because in nomination after nomination, Trump’s picks for federal courts are host...

IDAHOTB! “Queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere.” from 2018-05-16T18:05:46

Thursday, May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

It was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBT p...

"Trump Benchslap" May 2018 from 2018-05-11T18:31:07

We call this LGBT Law Notes episode of the LeGaL Podcast “Trump Benchslap.” That’s because a district court hearing one of the challenges Trump’s hateful transgender military ban saw right throu...

SCOTUS Spotlight: The LGBT Impact of Trump’s Hateful Travel Ban from 2018-04-24T18:32:06

LeGaL (LGBT Bar NY) discusses the brief we joined urging the Supreme Court to strike down Trump’s discriminatory Travel Ban. The Ban is extremely dangerous — particularly fo...

“The Transgender Trio” - April 2018 from 2018-04-12T13:12:22

We call this installment of the LGBT Law Notes Podcast: “The Transgender Trio.” We will be discussing serval cases with significant implications for three very important issues impacting transgende...

Because of Sex! — March 2018 from 2018-03-13T17:38:55

We call this installment: “Because of Sex.” That’s because we just received a huge win from the full 2nd Circuit in a major Title VII case where the court ruled that sexual orientation discrimin...

Waiting For Cake! -- February 2018 from 2018-02-14T16:41:50

We call this installment: “Waiting for cake.” That’s because SCOTUS seems to be saving room for desert as the justices turn their nose up at several big LGBT legal entrees.

• SCOTUS pa...
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LGBT Law Notes Podcast: "Resist" - January 2018 from 2018-01-15T22:42:53

Themes of resistance run through the legal developments of the past 30 days. This episode of the Law Notes Podcast details: 1) how the Trump administration retreated after a series of 10 federal...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: December 2017 from 2017-12-08T17:24:41

Discussion of: (1) the oral argument for the blockbuster Masterpiece Cakeshop case at the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) marriage equality finally arriving in the Land Down Under; (3) another prelimina...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: November 2017 from 2017-11-14T18:48:17

Discussion of: (1) a great first ruling in one of the four movement organization lawsuits brought to stop President Trump’s ban on transgender troops; (2) two memorandums issued by Attorney Gene...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: October 2017 from 2017-10-20T16:15:22

Discussion of: (1) appellate courts in Arizona and New York extending traditional marital presumptions to same-sex couples; (2) two new cert petitions to watch at the U.S. Supreme Court; (3) a g...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: September 2017 from 2017-09-11T14:14:05

Discussion of: (1) President Trump setting in motion a ban on open transgender military service in the United States; (2) what is shaping up to be a blockbuster term at the U.S. Supreme Court fo...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: Summer 2017 from 2017-07-21T01:19:47

Discussion of: (1) the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirming Obergefell and the Texas Supreme Court's outrageous misreading of Obergefell only days later; (2) the hot-button First Amendment issue the S...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: June 2017 from 2017-06-10T20:32:28

Discussion of: (1) two transgender rights breakthroughs under federal law in May; (2) Title VII developments in the Second Circuit; (3) a Kentucky Court of Appeals decision that a vendor did not...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: May 2017 from 2017-05-06T00:30:22

Discussion of: (1) the first ruling under the federal Fair Housing Act to conclude it protects LGBT people; (2) a Manhattan court finding that a woman is not the legal parent to a child adopted ...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: April 2017 from 2017-04-14T17:35:32

Discussion of: (1) the flurry of Title VII decisions from federal appellate courts in the last month, especially the en banc Seventh Circuit's historic ruling in the Hively case; (2) the remand ...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: March 2017 from 2017-03-03T12:38:23

Discussion of: (1) all the twists and turns in the Gavin Grimm case as we approach argument at the U.S. Supreme Court later this month; (2) a unanimous Washington Supreme Court decision rejectin...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: February 2017 from 2017-02-07T11:20:29

Discussion of: (1) President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) a concerning decision to hear a case by the Texas Supreme Court; (3) a federal court l...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: January 2017 from 2017-01-12T20:09:27

Discussion of: (1) a familiar Texas fed...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: December 2016 from 2016-12-09T18:28:49

Discussion of: (1) what the incoming Trump Administration and Republican control of both houses of Congress might mean for the future of LGBT rights; (2) November developments in the continuing ...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: November 2016 from 2016-11-06T03:30:25

Discussion of: (1) the U...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: October 2016 from 2016-10-10T19:34:10

Discussion of: (1) Alaba...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: September 2016 from 2016-09-13T11:59:37

Discussion of: (1) the N...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: Summer 2016 from 2016-07-22T19:29:51

Discussion of: (1) big w...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: June 2016 from 2016-06-15T14:56:17

After reading the names ...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: May 2016 from 2016-05-07T17:08:05

Discussion of: (1) a rul...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: April 2016 from 2016-04-09T20:24:18

Discussion of: (1) a bad...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: March 2016 from 2016-03-07T21:19:30

Discussion of: (1) the legacy of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and how a nomination from President Obama to fill his seat may play out; (2) big parental rights wins for ...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: February 2016 from 2016-02-04T19:47:08

Discussion of: (1) a retroactive application of Windsor that may save a pension benefit for a lesbian widow; (2) an unanimous decision from the New York Appellate Division rejecting all of the s...

LGBT Law Notes Podcast: January 2016 from 2016-01-07T20:49:10

Discussion of: (1) the U.S. Supreme Court's stay of a novel Alabama Supreme Court ruling involving the Full Faith and Credit Clause, signaling the strong possibility of a reversal; (2) another posi...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: December 2015 from 2015-12-07T17:14

Discussion of: (1) decisions from appellate courts in Oklahoma and Michigan extending standing for former partners in lesbian couples to seek custody or visitation of children they previously ra...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: November 2015 from 2015-11-06T17:58:19

Discussion of: (1) the latest developments concerning antidiscrimination law for the LGBT community, including the bad news out of Houston, the good news out of New York, and a stamp of approval fo...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: October 2015 from 2015-10-09T16:50:45

Discussion of: (1) how the Alabama Supreme Court manufactured a jurisdictional issue in order to deny recognition to a second-parent adoption granted in Georgia; (2) an interesting implied retro...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: September 2015 from 2015-09-04T20:47:36

Discussion of: (1) the latest on the big "religious liberty" challenges to marriage equality, including the Kim Davis saga in Kentucky and a decision out of Colorado in a case concerning a baker...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: Summer 2015 from 2015-07-20T18:33:31

Discussion of: (1) the groundbreaking U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is necessarily sex discrimination covered by Tit...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: Special Obergefell v. Hodges Decision Edition from 2015-06-29T02:03:52

This special edition of ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: June 2015 from 2015-06-03T17:59:32

Discussion of: (1) the marriage equality referendum in Ireland on May 22 and some other domestic developments on the marriage equality front; (2) several court decisions from the past month that...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: May 2015 from 2015-05-08T13:20:38

Discussion of: (1) the blockbuster oral argument on April 28 at the U.S. Supreme Court in the consolidated marriage equality and recognition cases from the Sixth Circuit, plus some minor updates fr...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: April 2015 from 2015-04-09T22:26:28

Discussion of: (1) the legislative developments in Utah, Indiana, and Arkansas that dominated the month of March; (2) all of the marriage equality litigation news from the last few weeks, including...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: March 2015 from 2015-03-05T17:29:02

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news since mid-February, including late-breaking developments out of Alabama and from the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) two important precedents...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: February 2015 from 2015-02-12T14:22:29

Discussion of: (1) all ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: January 2015 from 2015-01-06T19:28:56

Discussion of: (1) all o...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: December 2014 from 2014-12-05T23:59:17

Discussion of: (1) all o...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: November 2014 from 2014-11-09T19:11:50

Discussion of: (1) all o...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: October 2014 from 2014-10-05T18:49:36

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality litigation news, and lack thereof, since the beginning of September; (2) a Third Circuit panel's unanimous decision upholding New Jersey's ban on con...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: September 2014 from 2014-09-07T17:31:05

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality news since mid-July, including late breaking developments out of Louisiana and the Seventh Circuit; (2) President Obama's amending of important execu...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: Summer 2014 from 2014-07-16T15:28:03

Discussion of: (1) all of the marriage equality news since the beginning of June, including the first federal appellate court decision finding that same-sex couples have the right to marry; (2) the...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: June 2014 from 2014-06-03T16:28:06

Discussion of: (1) the avalanche of marriage equality news from May; (2) a landmark reversal from the Department of Health and Human Services, overturning its blanket ban on transgender-related sur...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: May 2014 from 2014-05-08T18:33:10

Discussion of: (1) groundbreaking decisions for the transgender community from the highest courts in India and Australia; (2) the latest federal court marriage equality litigation news out of Ohio,...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: April 2014 from 2014-04-03T16:38:18

Discussion of: (1) the latest federal court marriage equality litigation news out of Michigan, Tennessee, the 4th Circuit, the 9th Circuit, and the 10th Circuit; (2) a decision ordering the Cit...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: March 2014 from 2014-03-07T21:24:54

Discussion of: (1) the latest federal district court marriage equality rulings out of Kentucky, Virginia, and Texas (with a note regarding Nevada's appeal at the 9th Circuit); (2) an Idaho Supreme ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: February 2014 from 2014-02-06T18:04:14

Discussion of: (1) an important 9th Circuit ruling that classifications drawn on the basis of sexual orientation should be afforded heightened constitutional scrutiny; (2) the ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: January 2014 from 2014-01-10T18:33:07

Discussion of: (1) the marriage equality rulings in New Mexico and Utah, as well as the Supreme Court decision to stay the Utah ruling; (2) a Colorado decision finding that a child can have two par...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: December 2013 from 2013-12-10T16:38:01

In addition to a marriage equality update, discussion of: (1) a 9th Circuit administrative decision treating a federal court law clerk in an Oregon domestic partnership as if she was married for be...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: November 2013 from 2013-11-14T12:55:08

In addition to a marriage equality update, discussion of: (1) a Missouri case concerning the (non-) rights of a partner of a deceased highway patrolman to his partner's death benefit; (2) a federal...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: October 2013 from 2013-10-11T13:55:35

Discussion of: (1) marriage equality litigation news from NJ & Illinois; (2) a South Carolina case concerning sex reassignment surgery performed on an infant; and (3) a 6th Circuit case concerning ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: September 2013 from 2013-09-12T14:31:33

Discussion of: (1) a 9th Circuit case rejecting a constitutional challenge to the state’s ban on so-called sexual orientation conversion therapy; (2) developments out of New Mexico concerning a wed...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: Summer 2013 from 2013-08-01T13:44:17

Discussion of: (1) the first case to go to trial involving a hate crimes prosecution under the amended Federal hate crimes law, which now covers sexual orientation and gender identity; (2) a case o...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: Special Supreme Court Edition from 2013-07-01T16:21:37

This special edition of the podcast covers the major decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 in the Windsor and Perry cases, respectively. Vi...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: June 2013 from 2013-06-07T09:05:14

Tune in for a brief update on marriage marriage equality developments and discussion of (1) a Florida case concerning whether gay sex qualifies as "sexual intercourse"; (2) a case out of Hong Kong ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: May 2013 from 2013-05-07T22:28:02

Discussion of: (1) global marriage equality developments; (2) a NJ case concerning the forced resignation of a gay teacher after discovery of sex-related items in his basement; and (3) the certific...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: April 2013 from 2013-04-08T09:28:49

Discussion of: (1) U.S. Supreme Court arguments in Prop 8 & DOMA; (2) a 4th Circuit ruling concerning Virginia's anti-sodomy statute; and (3) a case concerning homophobic threats communicated over ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: March 2013 from 2013-03-13T11:18:09

Discussion of: (1) the striking down of Austria's second-parent adoption ban; (2) the latest DOMA & Prop 8 developments in the U.S. Supreme Court; and (3) the firing of a lesbian Catholic school em...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: February 2013 from 2013-02-21T20:52:24

Discussion of: (1) a potential advance for transgender inmates seeking gender reassignment surgery; (2) the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to the Federal requirement that NGOs wo...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: January 2013 from 2013-01-12T16:35:37

Discussion of: (1) developments for marriage equality/DOMA cases in the U.S. Supreme Court; (2) a Montana case concerning an effort by six same-sex couples to obtain the equivalent of civil unions ...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: December 2012 from 2012-12-06T12:24:46

Discussion of: (1) the impact of the U.S. presidential election and victories at the ballot box for the LGBT community as well as U.S. Supreme Court (non-)developments; (2) a setback for marriage e...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: November 2012 from 2012-11-07T11:40:19

Discussion of: (1) the 2nd Circuit's ruling in Windsor striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act; (2) the first U.S. prosecution of an anti-gay hate crime under the Hate Crim...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: October 2012 from 2012-10-20T20:30:24

Discussion of: (1) a MA federal court decision ordering gender reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate; (2) a CA case concerning claims that an Avis car rental discount extended to members of...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: September 2012 from 2012-09-05T19:11:14

Discussion of: (1) more DOMA developments and a loss for marriage equality proponents in Hawaii and (2) a case out of New York concerning New York City's adult zoning ordinance and the First Ame...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: Summer 2012 from 2012-07-18T17:45:33

Discussion of: (1) the latest developments in connection with ongoing challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and (2) a case out of New Mexico holding that non-biological, non-adoptive les...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: June 2012 from 2012-06-05T10:51:33

Discussion of: (1) President's Obama's historic announcement of support for marriage equality; (2) 1st Circuit decision striking down Section 3 of DOMA; and (3) New York case concerning whether fal...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: May 2012 from 2012-05-04T19:08:11

Discussion of: (1) landmark ruling from the EEOC applying Title VII to discrimination claims based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status; (2) a Minnesota case concerning a un...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: April 2012 from 2012-04-05T21:20:58

Discussion of: (1) historic decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights affecting LGBT rights; (2) NYC case concerning transgender man's effort to obtain an amended birth certificate; an...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: March 2012 from 2012-03-05T22:15:29

Discussion of: (1) the latest Prop 8 ruling; (2) a Missouri case concerning the blocking of LGBT-affirming websites by a school district's web filter; and (3) two DOMA cases. Visit Listen

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: January 2012 from 2012-01-03T20:35:43

Discussion of: (1) an 11th Circuit equal protection case involving termination of a transgender employee; (2) child custody cases out of Florida & New Jersey; and (3) a failed challenge to an inces...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: December 2011 from 2011-12-05T23:18:18

Discussion of (1) the latest decision in the Prop 8 case in California; (2) a case involving allegations that organizers of the Gay Softball World Series violated Washington State's anti-discrimina...

Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: November 2011 from 2011-11-07T20:36:15

The November 2011 podcast, featuring Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School & Brad Snyder, Executive Director of LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, focuses on three st...

The Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast: October 2011 from 2011-10-04T11:35:26

The October 2011 podcast, featuring Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School & Brad Snyder, Executive Director of LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, focuses on three stori...

The Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast (Sept. '11): DADT Repeal&More from 2011-09-07T16:49:06

The September 2011 podcast, featuring Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School & Brad Snyder, Executive Director of LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, focuses on three sto...