Still More Trouble For North Carolina As Another Athletic Association Pulls Championships From The State
It's been less than a month since the NCAA and ACC moved their championships out of North Carolina due to HB2, a law that sanctions discrimination against transgender people, and the state is taking another hit.
Legislators Need to Strip Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination from Defense Bill
A few months ago, some members of the U.S. House snuck a provision into their version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would authorize taxpayer-funded discrimination in every single federal contract and grant issued by the federal government, whether defense related or not. Now, a group of bipartisan Representatives and Senators are meeting to resolve the issue.
Roy Moore, Alabama’s Anti-Gay Chief Justice, Stands Trial For Ethics Violations
Alabama’s anti-gay chief justice, Roy Moore, was on trial before a state ethics board yesterday. He stands accused of instructing Alabama officials to defy the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision. Based on media reports, it seems the longtime foe of Americans United didn’t make a very strong case for keeping his job.
Tar Heel Travels: Lessons From North Carolina
Invent Legal Claims. Sue. Repeat.
A website-design business wants to deny wedding website-design services to same-sex couples based on the owner’s religious beliefs. The catch? The company, 303 Creative, hasn’t even launched its wedding website-design services yet and so, obviously, no LGBT couples have even asked her company to design a website.
Arizona Court Refuses To Bar Enforcement Of Nondiscrimination Law For Anti-LGBT Calligraphy Shop
This week, a trial court in Arizona denied a request by a anti-LGBT calligraphy and wedding invitation shop to bar Phoenix from enforcing its nondiscrimination law. Here's the kicker: the City of Phoenix wasn’t threatening them with anything because no same-sex couple had sought invitations from the business.
NCAA And ACC Pull Championships From North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Law
Yesterday the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) became the second major college sporting body to pull its championships from North Carolina this week due to the state's HB2, a law that sanctions discrimination against transgender people. Their decision follows NCAA's Monday announcement that it would relocate seven championship events from the Tar Heel State.
Congress Should Scrap Government-Funded Discrimination From Defense Bill
Yet Another Lawsuit Filed Against The Federal Government Over Guidance On Transgender Students' Rights
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has filed yet another a lawsuit claiming that the federal government's guidance to public schools on the rights of transgender students violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
Civil Rights Commission Releases Report On Nondiscrimination And Civil Rights
‘Marriage Equality’ Is A Confusing Term For This Texas Judge
Transgender Rights: The Far Right And A New Wave Of Discrimination
New York Democratic Candidate Thinks Same-Sex Couples Should Be Barred From Public School Textbooks
ACA Non-Discrimination Regulations Under Attack By Providers Seeking Religious Exemption
Americans United Submits Amicus Brief Against Bakers Who Discriminated Against Same-Sex Couple
The Oregon Court of Appeals has been asked to decide whether the First Amendment gives businesses the right to discriminate against customers. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed yesterday, Americans United explained that the First Amendment does no such thing.