The attention surrounding North Carolina's controversial bathroom law makes it easy to forget that the Tar Heel State recently enacted another anti-LGBT measure. This one allows magistrates to opt-out of their duty to perform marriages for at least six months if they have a religious objection.
Facing The Music: Roy Moore Prepares To Go On Trial— Again
Accountability In Alabama: No One Is Above The Law, Chief Justice Moore
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by disgraced Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and Liberty Counsel against the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). Here's a reminder about why the Justice Moore is in trouble in the first place.
Real (Bad) Alternatives: ‘Secular’ Anti-Abortion Group Seeks Church Exemption To Contraceptive Mandate
On Monday, Americans United filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Real Alternatives v. Burwell— yet another challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers who provide health insurance to employees must include contraception coverage.
DNC Round-Up: Democrats Offer Alternative Vision Of Religious Freedom
Cruz Control?: Texas Senator Says Religious Freedom Protects Atheists, Muslims
Former AU Law Clerk Explains Personal Side Of Supreme Court's Non-Decision In Zubik
In an editorial published in Rewire, former Americans United law clerk Alison Tanner stressed that the Supreme Court's non-decision in Zubik v. Burwell leaves thousands of students like her in healthcare limbo.
Netroots Nation Conference Connects Protect Thy Neighbor With Social Justice Activists Nationwide
FRC’s FADA Fade Away
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Bogus Defense: U.S. House Holds Hearing On Bill That Would Violate First Amendment and Harm LGBT Persons
Tuesday was the one-month anniversary of the shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 people. This has been a difficult month for the LGBT community, yet on the anniversary, House Republicans held a hearing on a bill aimed at allowing discrimination against same-sex couples and their families in the name of “religious freedom.”
Not One, But Three: All Versions Of FADA Sanction Discrimination In The Name Of "Religious Liberty"
Congress Should Learn From FADA Backlash In The States
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced that it will hold a hearing on HR 2802, the deceptively named First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), on July 12. The Committee’s decision to hold this hearing is surprising given the backlash that states have faced when trying to pass and enact their own FADA legislation.
Federal FADA Hearing Set for July 12
It's official: Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced that he has scheduled a hearing on this harmful legislation for July 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM.
Keeping Secrets?: Kim Davis Accused Of Violating Ky. Open-Records Law
File Under: Troubling. Congress To Hold Hearing on Unconstitutional Bill
Discrimination Defeated!: A Miss. Law That Used ‘Religious Freedom’ To Undermine Rights Is Struck Down
A Mississippi law that purported to defend “religious freedom” by allowing state officials and others to discriminate against LGBT residents was scheduled to go into effect today. That won’t be happening, thanks to a federal court ruling.
District Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring Mississippi's "Religious Liberty" Law
Lawsuit Challenges Religiously Based Restrictions on Unaccompanied Children’s Access to Healthcare
A lawsuit filed last week challenges the U.S.Government’s decision to sanction religiously based restrictions on vital healthcare provided to unaccompanied immigrant children and teens.
Federal Judge: Obergefell Will Be Enforced In Mississippi
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked a key provision of Mississippi’s HB 1523 that was scheduled to take effect this Friday. The new law—which Americans United has opposed since its introduction in February—would create sweeping religious exemptions for those who object to marriage equality, including county clerks who refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.