The Oregon judge who was made infamous for both his screening of LGBT marriage applicants and for having a portrait of Hitler on his wall is in danger of losing his job.
Virginia to Hear Bill that Would Allow Clerks to Refuse to Provide Marriage Licenses
Virginia’s SB 40 would allow clerks and deputy clerks in the state to refuse to issue marriage licenses “[i]f the clerk or deputy clerk has an objection to the issuance of such license on personal, ethical, moral, or religious grounds.” We all know that the couples most likely to be denied a license by clerks under this bill are same-sex couples.
An Indiana Lawmaker Has Some Really Odd Opinions About LGBT Americans
Great News: Indiana's RFRA Bill Is Most Likely Dead For The Session
Last Year's RFRA Bill May Have Cost Indiana $60 Million
Spotlight On: Headline-Making RFRA Bills Nationwide
Kim Davis's Delusions Of Grandeur Grow Apace
Missouri Judge Dismisses Claim That State's Abortion Waiting Period Violates Religious Beliefs
New Mexico's RFRA Bill Is Mostly Dead
Americans United Files Brief In SCOTUS Contraception Accommodation Case
Americans United filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today stating that the court should protect student and staff access to contraception at the University of Notre Dame. AU represents a student who has medical coverage through the Catholic university and stands to lose access to birth control should the school receive further exemptions to the ACA contraception mandate.
Spotlight On: Tennessee's Discriminatory Healthcare Bills
Today, we continue our coverage of bills that we expect to dominate the state legislatures by focusing on two related sets of bills in Tennessee. HB 566/SB 397 and HB 1840/SB 1556 would both allow individuals to withhold counseling services—an important, and sometimes lifesaving, healthcare service—from certain patients. And we know that those who would be most likely to be refused services are LGBT patients.
Department of Ed. To Publish List of Religious Schools Allowed To Discriminate Against LGBT Students
Nebraska Adoption Bill Would Discriminate Against LGBT Parents
Poll Shows That Negative Views Still Linger After Indiana's RFRA Drama
Religious Right Uses First Amendment As A Weapon In The Courts
The So-Called First Amendment Defense Act Reaches the States
Today, we continue our coverage of bills that we expect to dominate the state legislatures by focusing on bills already being discussed in four states—Virginia, Georgia, Washington, and Illinois—that are modeled after the federal First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) bill.
Unfriendly Skies: American Airlines Accused Of Discriminating Against Muslim And Sikh Passengers
Religion-based discrimination takes many forms in modern America. Often it looks like a county clerk who won’t give a marriage license to a same-sex couple. Other times, it looks like three Muslims and one Sikh getting booted from a flight because they allegedly made passengers and crew “uneasy.”
Spotlight On: Georgia HB 756, Georgia HB 757 And Representative Tanner’s Misguided Attempts at Religious Freedom
On Wednesday, Representative Kevin Tanner introduced two bills that would sanction discrimination in the name of religion. HB 757 is being sold as a Pastor Protection Act, even though it goes much further than ensuring that the government doesn’t require clergy to perform marriages with which they disagree. HB 756 would allow businesses to refuse same-sex couples and, in an unexpected twist, allow businesses to refuse to serve churches and religious schools.