All posts tagged "Americans United for Separation of Church and State"
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Lesbian Who Sued Government Can Become Foster Parent
A single lesbian will now be allowed to become a foster parent for refugee children after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops dropped their opposition...
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Trump administration allows contractors to discriminate against LGBTQ employees
New rule expands which types of contractors may be eligible to discriminate based on religion
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Every Child Deserves a Family Act would prohibit discrimination in adoption and foster care
Bill would prohibit religiously-motivated discrimination against prospective parents, including same-sex couples
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Trump administration sued over anti-LGBTQ “denial of care” rule
Exemption allows health care workers to refuse to provide care to LGBTQ people and others based on religious beliefs
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Democrats in Congress introduce “Do No Harm Act” to amend federal RFRA law
Bill seeks to ensure "religious freedom" is not used as a justification for discrimination
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Do No Harm Act would prevent RFRA from being used to discriminate
Earlier this week, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced a bill that would prevent the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to avoid complying...
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Lambda Legal and allies oppose Trump’s Muslim travel ban
Lambda Legal has allied itself with religious and civil rights organizations and clergy members in submitting a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court explaining the...
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Gay couple settles discrimination lawsuit against West Virginia county
County issues apology for officials' rude behavior and promises not to discriminate against same-sex couples
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Faith leaders supporting trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
A coalition of faith leaders and religious groups has filed an amicus brief supporting a transgender woman from Michigan who is suing her former employer...
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West Virginia county clerks sued for harassing and mistreating lesbian couple
A county clerk in West Virginia is being sued for harassing and denigrating a same-sex couple that sought a marriage license from her. High school...
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Washington State Supreme Court rejects anti-gay florist’s appeal
On Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court reaffirmed a lower court decision finding that a florist cannot cite her religious beliefs as justification for refusing to...
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Federal judge: Alabama probate judges must issue same-sex marriage licenses
A federal judge has issued an order directing all Alabama officials to abide by the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges from last summer, saying they...
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Coalition to Obama: Rescind Bush-era “religious freedom” memo
A coalition of 130 LGBT or allied organizations is urging President Obama to rescind a memo from George W. Bush’s administration that they claim has...
