Showing posts with label LGBT rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBT rights. Show all posts
Friday, March 27, 2026

Finland's Supreme Court Convicts Parliamentarian and Lutheran Bishop on Anti-Gay Hate Speech Charges

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As reported by Christian Daily: The Supreme Court of Finland on Thursday (March 26) found a former government minister guilty of “hate speec...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

County Employee Sues Over Denial of Religious Accommodation So He Could Avoid Celebrating Pride Month

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Suit was filed yesterday in a California federal district court by an employee of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works alleging...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Canadian Province Awards $750,000 In Damages to LGBTQ Teachers For Trustee's Hate Speech

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In the Canadian province of British Columbia, the province's Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Board of Education trustee to pay damag...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Mayor's Statements About Prayer Event Sponsors May Have Violated Establishment Clause

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Johnson v. City of Seattle ,  (WD WA, Feb. 18, 2026), is a suit by promoters of a worship event held in a Seattle park. According to the cou...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

DOJ Opens Title IX Investigations of 3 Michigan School Districts

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The Department of Justice announced yesterday that it has opened Title IX investigations into three Michigan school districts. The announce...
Sunday, November 02, 2025

Court Cannot Require Congregational Vote on Disaffiliation from Methodist Parent Body

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In Ex parte Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc. , (AL Sup. Ct., Oct. 31, 2025), the Alabama Supreme Court i...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Teacher Loses Challenge to School's "Controversial Issues" Policy

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In Cahall v. New Richmond Exempted Village School District Board of Education ,  (SD OH, Sept. 29, 2025), an Ohio federal district court dis...
Friday, July 18, 2025

Ban On Pride Flag on City Poles Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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 In Gordon v. City of Hamtramck ,  (ED MI, July 14, 2025), a Michigan federal district court held that a ban on religious, ethnic, racial, p...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Supreme Court: Parents Have Free Exercise Right to Opt Children Out of Class Discussions That Undermine Religious Beliefs

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 In Mahmoud v. Taylor , (Sup.Ct., June 27, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision upheld the granting of a preliminary injunction t...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Jury Must Decide Reason for Evangelists' Exclusion from Pride Event

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In Cocchini v. City of Franklin, Tennessee ,  (MD TN, June 3, 2025), in an opinion covering three consolidated cases, a Tennessee federal di...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Permissive Opt-Out of Children from Exposure To LGBTQ-Friendly Books

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor.  In the case, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affir...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Yeshiva University Settles Litigation With LGBTQ+ Students

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A Joint Statement ( full text ) from the parties to the long-running litigation between Yeshiva University and LGBTQ+ students attempting to...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Evangelist Can Move Ahead with Free Speech Claim Against Officer Who Arrested Him at Pride Festival

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In Cocchini v. City of Franklin, Tennessee ,  (MD TN, Feb. 6, 2025), a Tennessee federal district court held that plaintiff, a Christian eva...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Lifeguard Who Has Religious Objections to Pride Month Has Claim for Undermining of His Religious Accommodation

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In Little v. Los Angeles County Fire Department ,  (CD CA, Jan. 25, 2025), a California federal district court allowed a Fire Department cap...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Trump Executive Order Reverses Agency Policies Protecting Transgender Individuals

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Yesterday President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to ...
Monday, September 16, 2024

Supreme Court Asked to Review Decision on Opting Students Out of Instruction on Gender and Sexuality

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed last week with the U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor,  (Sup. Ct., cert. filed 9/1...
Tuesday, September 03, 2024

9th Circuit: Title IX's Religious Exemption Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education ,  (9th Cir., Aug. 30, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the exemption availa...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

9th Circuit: Ministry Has Standing to Challenge Washington Antidiscrimination Law

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In Union Gospel Mission of Yakima, Washington v. Ferguson , (9th Cir., Aug. 12, 2024), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Chr...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Denial of Foster Care Licensure Subject to Strict Scrutiny

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In Burke v. Walsh ,  (D MA, June 5, 2024), a Massachusetts federal district court refused to dismiss free exercise and free speech claims br...
Monday, June 24, 2024

Namibia Court Strikes Down Bans on Male Homosexual Conduct

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In Dausab v. Minister of Justice ,  (NA HC MD, June 21, 2024), a 3-judge panel of the High Court of Namibia held that the common law and sta...