All posts tagged "first amendment"
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Zooey Zephyr Sues Over Removal from Montana House Floor
Lawsuit claims House's censure of trans lawmaker denies her constituents equal representation in government.
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Disney Sues Ron DeSantis Over “Targeted Retaliation” Campaign
Lawsuit claims Florida officials have targeted the company as punishment for speaking out against the "Don't Say Gay" law.
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University President Cancels Drag Event, Compares Drag to “Blackface”
Students at West Texas A&M University who planned to host a drag fundraiser are suing the school and its president for canceling the show.
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Charges Dropped Against Gay Reporter Evan Lambert
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has dropped a pair of charges filed against a gay reporter who was arrested while doing his job.
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Gay D.C. Reporter Arrested in Ohio for Live Broadcast
Evan Lambert, a gay reporter from D.C., was arrested in Ohio after police tried to remove him for talking during a news conference.
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Conversion Therapy on Minors Remains Legal in Tampa
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2019 ruling striking down the city of Tampa’s ordinance banning conversion therapy on minors. The ordinance, which passed...
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Karl Racine Leads Attorneys General Against “Don’t Say Gay” Law
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is leading a coalition of 18 attorneys general who have signed onto an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit...
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Appeals Court Rules that Beauty Pageant May Bar Trans Contestant
A federal appeals court has ruled that beauty pageants can’t be forced to accept transgender contestants under the First Amendment. A three-judge panel of the...
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Christian School May “Discontinue Enrollment” of LGBTQ Students
The Charles Finney School, a private Christian school in Penfield, New York, has come under fire from parents and students after updating its school handbook...
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Appeals Court Upholds Washington’s Conversion Therapy Ban
A three-judge panel rejected various arguments from a Christian therapist who claimed the law violates his First Amendment rights.
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Court Sides with Anti-Gay Photographer, Blocks Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
A federal court has sided with a Louisville photographer who refuses to shoot same-sex weddings due to her religious beliefs, finding that a local nondiscrimination...
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South Florida Locales Repeal Conversion Therapy Bans
Last week, the Palm Beach County Commission repealed an ordinance that banned conversion therapy in the South Florida county, following a string of unfavorable court...
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Indianapolis Archdiocese Can Fire LGBTQ Employees, Court Rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis can fire Catholic school teachers who enter same-sex marriages or don’t live by Church...
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Virginia Judge Refuses to Label Queer Books “Obscene”
A petition had sought to label "Gender Queer" and "A Court of Mist and Fury" obscene and prevent them from being sold or loaned to...
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School District Must Recognize Christian Club Opposed to Gay Marriage
A federal appeals court has ruled that the San Jose Unified School District cannot refuse to officially recognize a Christian student group that requires its...
