LeGaL to Honor Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Judge Paul Feinman, and Jillian Weiss at 40th Anniversary Dinner
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Press Releases LGBT Bar Association of New York (LeGaL) Press Release Receive press releases from LGBT Bar Association of New York (LeGaL): By Email RSS Feeds: LeGaL to Honor Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Judge Paul Feinman, and Jillian Weiss at 40th Anniversary Dinner We are thrilled to present this years Community Vision Awards to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Judge Paul Feinman and Jillian T. Weiss three champions of the legal community who have made history, and forever improved the lives of LGBT people. New York, NY, January 19, 2018 --( “LeGaL’s Community Vision Awards are presented annually to honor individuals with a distinguished record of service to the LGBT community, including a sustained commitment to achieving equal rights for all,” said LeGaL’s President Gennaro Savastano.“In this challenging time for our country, we derive strength from the lawyers, judges and advocates who work tirelessly to uphold the guarantees of liberty and equality for all.” Under Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s leadership, the Justice Department sued North Carolina over its discriminatory anti-LGBT “H.B.2” law, which blocked municipalities from enacting LGBT non-discrimination ordinances and banned transgender people from using the restroom in schools and government buildings consistent with their gender identity.“In this challenging time for our country, we derive strength from the lawyers, judges and advocates who work tirelessly to uphold the guarantees of liberty and equality for all.”Under Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s leadership, the Justice Department sued North Carolina over its discriminatory anti-LGBT “H.B.2” law, which blocked municipalities from enacting LGBT non-discrimination ordinances and banned transgender people from using the restroom in schools and government buildings consistent with their gender identity.