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29 12, 2019

Police Arrest Man in Trans Activist Julie Berman Murder

By JRL Charts|2019-12-29T13:43:39-08:00December 29th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti trans violence, Colin Harnack, department of justice, FBI, lgbt politics, special victims, Trans Activist Julie Berman, Trans Julie Berman murdered, Trans news, TS Julie Berman murdered Toronto|

TORONTO, CANADA — (12-29-19) — Toronto police have arrested a man in the Trans activist Julie Berman's murder. The well known Toronto trans activist was found brutally murdered on Sunday December 22nd. Det. Rob Choe of the Toronto police homicide squad said Berman, 51, died of “blunt-impact trauma” to her head that investigators believe was [...]

30 09, 2019

DOJ Backs Catholic Archdiocese for Firing Gay Teacher

By JRL Charts|2025-11-20T14:33:08-08:00September 30th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Archbishop Charles Thompson, Attorney Josh Minkler, Cathedral High School, Catholic Church, conservative Christian base, department of justice, DOJ statement of Interest, DOJ’ civil rights division, Donald Trump’s Policies & Scandals: The Latest from LGBT Politics USA, Elliott-Payne case, First Amendment’s Religion Clauses, gay news, gay politics, Jeff Sessions, Joshua Payne-Elliott, Kathleen DeLaney, lgbt politics, religion and lgbtq, religious liberties, Vanita Gupta|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (09-30-19) (Gay News) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is defending the Indianapolis archdiocese archbishop’s decision that led to the firing of a married gay teacher. The Trump administration is arguing that the First Amendment bars courts from interfering in how a religious group applies its teachings. The fired married gay [...]

18 04, 2019

Justice Department Releases Redacted Mueller Report for Review

By JRL Charts|2025-11-20T14:27:48-08:00April 18th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: department of justice, Donald Trump’s Policies & Scandals: The Latest from LGBT Politics USA, lgbt politics, Mueller Report, William Barr|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (04-18-19) — The Justice Department released on Thursday the redacted version of the Mueller Report. The report special counsel Robert Mueller's was assigned to investigate president Trump's campaign for collusion and obstruction of justice. The public release comes just after the redacted Mueller Report was sent to the House and Senate Judiciary [...]

17 12, 2018

Trump Admin. asks SCOTUS to Fast Track Trans Military Ban

By JRL Charts|2025-11-27T12:25:40-08:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: 9th Circuit denied a stay, Defense secretary, department of justice, James Mattis, Lamda Legal, lgbt politics, Peter Renn, transgender military news, Trump administration, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (12-17-18) — The Trump Administration' Justice Department is asking SCOTUS for an emergency ruling to allow the immediate implementation of the transgender military ban. The DOJ wants a resolution to the matter one way or another but are urging the court to issue an emergency temporary ruling in their favor to inact [...]

14 08, 2018

White House Allow Contractors LGBTQ Related Discrimination

By JRL Charts|2025-11-20T14:34:22-08:00August 14th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: acting director Craig E. Leen, attorney general jeff sessions, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, department of justice, Department of Labor, lgbt politics, LGBTQ discrimination, LGBTQ protections, LGBTQ rights, Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd et al v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission et al, National Center for Transgender Equality, US Supreme Court|

The 'White House' has instructed the 'Department of Labor' to allow Federal Contractors LGBTQ Related Discrimination in a memo signed by acting director of the 'Department of Labor' , Craig E. Leen last Friday. Not only does the memo green light Federal Contractors to use their religious beliefs but has instructed Department of Labor employees [...]

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