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Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Affirm Definitively that Religion Does Not Grant Businesses a License to Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

February 22, 2022

Court grants review sought by Denver-based Anti-LGBT website designer. “It is time once and for all to put to rest these businesses’ attempts to undermine the civil rights of LGBTQ people in the name of religion.”

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Colorado
Oregon Court of Appeals Rules, Again, Against Anti-LGBT Portland-Area Bakery

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By Lambda Legal

January 26, 2022

“The court was right five years ago and is still right today. The Kleins’ faith does not give them a pass to ignore Oregon’s Public Accommodation Law.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Oregon
Indiana Appeals Court Revives Fired Gay Catholic School Teacher’s Lawsuit against the Indianapolis Archdiocese

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By Lambda Legal

November 23, 2021

“Joshua Payne-Elliott just wants the chance to make his case in court. The Indiana Court of Appeals today ruled that he will get that opportunity.”

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Indiana
Lambda Legal and Americans United Reject Government Attempt to Duck LGBT Nondiscrimination Obligations

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By Lambda Legal

November 17, 2021

“This proposal doubles down on the discrimination and harm caused when the federal government first sanctioned and enabled USCCB’s refusal to allow Fatma and Bryn to apply to foster a refugee child…”

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Religious Exemptions, United States
Lambda Legal and Americans United Sue U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services for Funding LGBTQ Discrimination in Refugee Foster Care Program

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By Lambda Legal

October 13, 2021

Case Filed on Behalf of Tennessee Woman Rejected by Government-Funded Agency Because She Is a Lesbian

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, United States
Tenth Circuit Affirms Federal Trial Court Ruling Rejecting Anti-LGBTQ License to Discriminate

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By Lambda Legal

July 26, 2021

“The appellate court today saw through ADF’s transparent and continuing effort to secure a ‘free to discriminate’ card to exempt 303 Creative from abiding by the laws all other Colorado businesses are expected to follow.”

See Also: Religious Exemptions, Colorado
Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia Discriminated Against Catholic Foster Care Agency

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By Lambda Legal

June 17, 2021

Lambda Legal calls ruling “troubling but, importantly, it refused to give a free pass to people or agencies that want to discriminate against LGBTQ people for religious reasons.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Pennsylvania, United States
10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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By Lambda Legal

January 20, 2021

Lambda Legal has filed 46 federal lawsuits against the Trump administration to beat back their efforts to harm LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Immigration, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: The Supreme Court Considers the Religious License to Discriminate, Again

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By Currey Cook

November 5, 2020

On Wednesday’s fraught post-election morning, the Supreme Court, with newly installed Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the bench, heard argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case with major implications for children in foster care, for LGBTQ people, and for anyone seeking government services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care, Pennsylvania
That Supreme Court Foster Care Case Is About More Than Just Kids

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By Karen Loewy

November 4, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that could have a profound impact on the delivery of taxpayer-funded government services across the country.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Seniors, Youth in Out-of-Home Care

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Lambda Legal Urges Supreme Court to Affirm Definitively that Religion Does Not Grant Businesses a License to Discriminate

rainbow_flag_with_sunlight_cu.jpg

Oregon Court of Appeals Rules, Again, Against Anti-LGBT Portland-Area Bakery

shutterstock_1358209910.jpg

Indiana Appeals Court Revives Fired Gay Catholic School Teacher’s Lawsuit against the Indianapolis Archdiocese

shutterstock_141891325.jpg

Lambda Legal and Americans United Reject Government Attempt to Duck LGBT Nondiscrimination Obligations

bryn_and_fatma.png

Lambda Legal and Americans United Sue U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services for Funding LGBTQ Discrimination in Refugee Foster Care Program

easter_v._hhs_-_kelly_easter.jpg

Tenth Circuit Affirms Federal Trial Court Ruling Rejecting Anti-LGBTQ License to Discriminate

shutterstock_1819603850.jpg

Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia Discriminated Against Catholic Foster Care Agency

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10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: The Supreme Court Considers the Religious License to Discriminate, Again

scotus_2020.jpg

That Supreme Court Foster Care Case Is About More Than Just Kids

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