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Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

RBGG Files Amicus Brief for SOCE Survivors in Marriage Equality Cases Pending Before SCOTUS

March 6, 2015

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

Victory for RBGG Amici as Third Circuit Upholds New Jersey Law Banning SOCE

September 11, 2014

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

RBGG Represents SOCE Survivors as Amici to Strengthen Rights for the LGBT Community

June 26, 2014

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, LGBT Rights, Marriage Equality, Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

RBGG Files Amici Brief on Behalf of SOCE Survivors in Support of New Jersey Law

March 7, 2014

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

Latest Posts

Monitor Issues First Report Evaluating Compliance with the Dublin Consent Decree; Finds Widespread Issues Across Federal Prison System
Disability and Patient Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Colorado’s Assisted Suicide Law
17 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers List for 2025
Civil Rights Groups Demand ICE and Alaska DOC Meet Civil Detentions Standards for Detainees at Anchorage Jail
Sierra Club Sues Department of Energy for Avoiding Transparency, Ignoring FOIA Requests
Bonuses Are Latest Attempt to Improve California’s Prison Mental Health System
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Two Appeals by the State in Case About Mental Health Care in California Prisons
Ells and Grunfeld Named to DJ’s Top Women Lawyers List for 2025
Jenner & Block Wins Summary Judgment – RBGG Joined More Than 800 Other Law Firms Nationwide in Amicus Briefs Challenging White House’s Executive Orders Targeting Jenner & Block, Wilmer Cutler and Susman Godfrey
Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Stopping Trump’s Funding Cuts for Lawyers for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Court – RBGG Filed Amicus Brief Challenging Trump’s Actions

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