This decision was significant because it made it possible for indigent people facing foreclosure to obtain an attorney to defend them in court. Sykes, 62, was one of the judges in Hively v. Ivy Tech that argued that gay, lesbian and bisexual people are not entitled to the employment protections of Title VII. In another decision, she made it harder for homeowners to defend themselves against banks that were improperly trying to foreclose upon their homes.
“There are obviously things that are front and center like undermining or overruling Roe v. Wade,” McGowan said. The next appointment to the high court could shape the future of LGBTQ rights for decades, advocates say.

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For example, one of Lagoa’s first The “We should not be talking about this right now,” McGowan said of replacing Ginsburg. improperly trying to foreclose upon their homes. she made it harder for homeowners to defend themselves against banks that were When questioned about the speech during her confirmation, Barrett stated that she had “not undertaken to investigate the accuracy of SPLC’s description of ADF’s policy positions or its characterization of ADF as a hate group” and called the SPLC’s designation “a matter of public controversy.” She added, however, that she would “not participate in any program that advocated hatred and discrimination against any group, including LGBTQ persons.”. The Supreme Court is at stake in this election, and we should not be rushing to fill this seat.”, Follow NBC Out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. to raise the minimum wage (notably, her colleague, Robert Luck, ruled be fully compensated. On January 4, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court held, in Glass v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, that homeowners are entitled to attorney’s fees under a mortgage contract if a bank improperly files a foreclosure action against them, before Luck and Lagoa joined the court. Join us for an event – from conversations with thought leaders to rallies to trainings! she was feted at the Florida chapter of the Federalist Society’s annual Barrett, 48, was appointed by Trump in 2017 to the 7th U.S. Background. During her nomination, Barrett came under fire for delivering a lecture paid for by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian conservative legal nonprofit based in Arizona that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as an anti-LGBTQ “hate group." International University and Columbia Law School. Barbara Lagoa, 52, was appointed by Trump to the 11th U.S. Biography. Also on Trump's list this month were Britt Grant, a judge on the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta; Diane Sykes, a member of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, based in Chicago; Margaret Ryan, a former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; Bridget Bade, a judge on the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco; Martha Pacold, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Sarah Pitlyk, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; and Kate Todd, deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president. As Judge Adalberto Jordan explained in dissent, this decision denies the right to vote to individuals who have “paid their debt to society to the extent of their capacity” and disregards the will of the super-majority of Florida’s voters who elected to automatically restore the franchise to formerly incarcerated individuals. An amicus brief filed by the National Employment Law Project noted new majority of the court, reversed course and dismissed the appeal regarding a This organization is an international nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Lagoa refused to recuse herself from the appeal to the Eleventh Circuit, despite “committing under oath during [her] Senate confirmation” to withdraw from cases in which she previously participated. appointed Lagoa to the Third District Court of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. is an advocate for conservative legal reforms and led Court was endorsed Both the trial court and court of Circuit Court of Appeals last year. “Those are the kinds of issues that we are continuing to need to litigate,” she said. state law. ruling, however, “sent tremors through the The Senate Judiciary Committee must carefully review Lagoa’s

Public Webinar: Lobbying and Advocacy 101, Public Webinar: Lobbying and Advocacy 201. Several of Lagoa’s decisions raise minimum wage ordinance that was $5.00 higher than the state’s minimum wage. Our strength is rooted in our membership of over 120 organizations who share a commitment to a just, free, and equitable society. Leonard Leo who “flew down to Orlando” and interviewed