Americans United filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging multiple actions by the Trump-Pence administration—including back-room deals with the University of Notre Dame—that would deny countless women access to contraception.
On #GivingTuesday, Here's A Reminder Of How Your Donations Help Americans United Defend Religious Freedom
A Religious Right To Evade Taxes? Indiana RFRA Strikes Again
An Indiana man is invoking the state’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) as a defense in his criminal trial for tax evasion.
No Mention Of Gov. Pence's "Religious Freedom" Law During VP Debate
Gov. Mike Pence Has Much To Answer For During Tonight's Vice Presidential Debate
Indiana Case Raises RFRA To Justify Child Abuse
God and Government In Indiana: Lessons From An Evening Of Civil Discourse
Governor Mike Pence and the RFRA Debacle
After Gov. Pence signed SB 101 into law, businesses and prominent Hoosiers took a stand against it: the NCAA, CEOs, NASCAR, law professors, healthcare providers, musicians, authors, performers, athletes, conventions, and entire states announced criticism and even boycotts of the state.
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The 2016 State Sessions, Part 1: The Good
Sibling Rivalry: Religious Freedom Puts Economic and Religious Conservatives At Odds
Federal Appeals Court Rules That Employee Pensions At Religiously Affiliated Organizations Are Protected
Indiana Governor Releases Heavily Redacted Records From Post-RFRA Public Relations Firm
Indiana's RFRA Is Now Being Used To Challenge Local LGBT Anti-Discrimination Laws
Spotlight On: Indiana's SB 344, A Flawed Non-Discrimination Bill
Today, the Indiana Senate is expected to take up SB 344, a flawed non-discrimination bill. There are so many reasons to oppose this bill, including that it fails to offer any protections for transgender Hoosiers. But in this post, we’d like to look at the vast and broad religious exemptions in the bill. Although SB 344 may offer some (insufficient) non-discrimination protections, it also would provide a religious trump card to nullify those protections. The bill also contains religious exemptions that would undermine rights and protections guaranteed by other state and local laws and policies.
Indiana's Discriminatory LGB "Civil Rights Bill" May Be Stymied
Yesterday we mentioned that the supposed Indiana LGB civil rights bill that is detested on both sides of the aisle was being advanced. Thankfully, today we can report that it probably won't go much further.
Indiana Advances A Discriminatory Bill Disguised As LGB Civil Rights Legislation
Despite the news that Indiana's RFRA is most likely dead, LGBT Hoosiers are still facing legislation that increase chances of discrimination based on another's religious beliefs.