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Supreme Court Rules Against Religious School Teachers Who Were Discriminatorily Fired

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

July 8, 2020

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to grant religious schools great latitude in determining who among their employees will be considered “ministers” and therefore be stripped of employment nondiscrimination protections.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Religious Exemptions
At the Supreme Court this Week: Religious Objections, Birth Control, and Trump’s No Good, Very Broad Rules

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

May 8, 2020

While every Supreme Court proceeding has drama, there’s extra excitement now.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Invites Discrimination Against LGBTQ Employees

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

August 14, 2019

This morning, the U.S Department of Labor announced a proposed new rule for federal contractors through its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace
Do No Harm Act Re-Introduced in Congress

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

July 13, 2017

The Do No Harm Act would clarify that federal law does not permit the use of religion to discriminate.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Anti-LGBTQ Bakery Case

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

June 26, 2017

The case involves a Denver bakery that cited religious beliefs and refused to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Colorado
Dear Texas Legislature, Don't Tempt Us to Sue You. Love, Lambda Legal.

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

June 6, 2017

Gov. Abbott announced he would be including on the agenda for the special session reconsideration of misguided legislation driven by baseless fearmongering about transgender schoolchildren.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Celebrates Victory in Flower Shop Discrimination Case

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

February 16, 2017

In a unanimous ruling, the Court confirmed a simple principle: No business has the right to discriminate against LGBT people for any reason.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions
Supreme Court Confirms No-Cost Contraceptive Coverage for Employees Without Deciding Religion Questions: Lambda Legal Says “We Need Nine”

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

May 16, 2016

Although today’s ruling leaves ambiguity, what is clear is that we need nine justices sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBT Mississippi Bill HB 1523

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

April 5, 2016

Mississippi legislators and Gov. Bryant have ignored the voices of reason and responsibility and have exposed many already terribly vulnerable in the state to yet more discrimination, abuse and violence.

See Also: LAWS AND AMENDMENTS, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Mississippi
Religious Exemptions 2015: Love, Honor, Cherish in the Year of Nooooo!

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By Jennifer C. Pizer

December 30, 2015

It is essential that we launch 2016 remaining staunch against efforts to create religious carve-outs, to expand beyond all recognition what religious freedom really means, and to turn civil rights laws perversely into tools for discrimination.

See Also: Law and Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religiously Motivated Discrimination

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