Showing posts with label Homosexuality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homosexuality. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 05, 2024

Suit Challenges Vermont Foster Care Rules on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Vermont federal district court by two couples challenging a policy adopted by the state foster care agency rel...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

4th Circuit: Denial of Opt-Out From LGBTQ-Friendly Books Did Not Violate Parents' Free Exercise Rights

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In Mahmoud v. McKnight , (4th Cir., Maay 15, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed a Maryland federal dist...
Thursday, April 11, 2024

8th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Employee's Religious Discrimination Claim Over Objection To LGBTQ+ Display Online

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The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Snyder v. Arconic Corp . ( Audio of full oral arguments .) In the c...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Uganda's Constitutional Court Upholds Most of Its Anti-Homosexuality Act

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In Odoi v. Attorney General , (Const. Ct. Uganda, April 3, 2023), the Constitutional Court of Uganda in a 203-page opinion upheld most of th...
Thursday, April 04, 2024

Uganda Constitutional Court Upholds Most of Anti-Homosexuality Act; Mandatory Reporting of Homosexuality Invalidated

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In Odoi-Oywelowo v. Attorney General , (Const. Ct. Uganda, April 3, 2024), Uganda's Constitutional Court in a unanimous 203-page opinion...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

European Court Says Homophobic Posting Was Not Protected by Human Rights Convention

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 In Lenis v. Greece , (ECHR, Aug. 31, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights declared inadmissible an application filed by a former Metro...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Uganda Enacts Harsh Ban on Homosexuality

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Last Friday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 ( full text ). The new law imposes the penalty of life...
Sunday, May 28, 2023

New Iowa Law Addresses Sexual Materials In School Curriculum; Parental Rights

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Last Friday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 496 ( full text ) which prohibits public schools from providing "any program, curric...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Pope Francis Again Speaks Out Against Criminalization of Homosexuality

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Yesterday Pope Francis returned from his visit to South Sudan.  On the flight back, he was joined by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Mo...
Thursday, December 29, 2022

Rejection of Foster Parent Applicants Over Their Views on Homosexuality Violates Australian Equal Opportunity Law

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In Hordyk v. Wanslea Family Services, Inc. , (WA SAT, Dec. 23, 2022), the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia held that a non...
Friday, October 28, 2022

Scottish Court Awards Damages for Franklin Graham's Cancelled Event

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 In Billy Graham Evangelistic Association v. Scottish Event Campus Limited ,  (Glascow Sheriff's Ct., Oct. 24, 2022), a trial court in S...
Thursday, September 08, 2022

ACA Mandate To Cover PrEP Drugs Violates RFRA

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In Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra ,  (ND TX, Sept. 7, 2022), a Texas federal district court held that the ACA mandate for health insur...
Tuesday, February 01, 2022

High Schooler Sues Over Suspension For Religiously Motivated Anti-Gay Remarks

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 A Michigan high school student sued this week for injunctive and declaratory relief as well as damages contending that his 3-day suspension...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Malaysia's Top Court Restricts Scope of State Power To Enact Sharia Law

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In a decision handed down yesterday, Malaysia's highest court-- the Federal Court-- imposed significant limits on the power of Malaysian...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Scottish Court Lets Franklin Graham Move Ahead With Suit Over Cancelled Appearance

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Last week, a Sheriff's Court in Scotland handed down an initial decision in a suit by evangelist Franklin Graham whose appearance at a l...
Friday, October 23, 2020

Student Sues Over Ban On Shirt With Anti-Gay Message

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Suit was filed in a Tennessee federal district court last week by a high school student and her father challenging a public school's int...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Negligence Claims Against Anti-Gay Church and Pastor Should Not Be Dismissed Under Anti-SLAPP Law

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Fritz v. Jimenez ,  (CA App., Aug. 18, 2020), is a suit brought by individuals who staged protests against Verity Baptist Church and its pas...
Sunday, June 07, 2020

Court Rejects Claim of Retaliation Because of Foster Parents' Religious Beliefs

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In Lasche v. State of New Jersey, (D NJ, June 4, 2020), a New Jersey federal district court rejected claims by a couple who were formerly f...
Thursday, July 04, 2019

Britain's Appeals Court: Christian Social Work Student Improperly Suspended For Anti-Gay Facebook Postings

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In Ngole v. University of Sheffield ,  (EWCA, July 3, 2019), England's Court of Appeal held that the University of Sheffield had unfairl...
Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Says Calls For Recusal Promise Are Attacks On His Religious Beliefs

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on the controversy surrounding 2005- 2006 law school blog posts of a state appeals court judge Brian Hag...