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Texas LGBT Judges Bring Empathy, Wisdom and Life Lessons

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Being an openly LGBT judge in Texas has its challenges, but also benefits. At a panel discussion at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Houston, four LGBT judges—from municipal court to district court benches—talked about their pathways to the bench, how they can be role models and help other LGBT lawyers and litigants, …

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Mark Your Calendars: June 26 Is Banner Day for LGBT Rights at SCOTUS

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It’s poetic coincidence that the biggest U.S. Supreme Court rulings in the LGBT civil rights movement bore the date June 26, said high court litigator Paul Smith, who argued the landmark case that laid the foundation for same-sex marriage equality. In Lawrence v. Texas, John Lawrence and Tyron Garner were arrested in Lawrence’s Houston home …

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