Agency: Attorney General Media contact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746 Public inquiries: 517-335-7622 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of the constitutionality of Virginia’s anti-discrimination law. The amicus brief was filed Friday Aug. 27 with the U.S. Court…
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition to Uphold Virginia’s Anti-Discrimination Law
Press Releases (Hartford, CT) — Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of the constitutionality of Virginia’s anti-discrimination law. The amicus brief was filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in the case of…
Judge to decide if lawsuit filed against UMass Lowell and UMass Boston COVID vaccine mandates can continue in court
A federal judge will now decide if a lawsuit challenging UMass Boston and UMass Lowell’s COVID vaccine mandates should be allowed to continue after two students argued the universities’ enforcement of the policy violates their rights. The schools are being sued by Hunter Harris, a UMass Lowell junior from Medway,…
Sixth Circuit Upholds School Mask Mandate Against Free Exercise Clause Challenge
From Resurrection School v. Hertel , decided yesterday by Judge Karen Nelson Moore joined by Judge Bernice Donald: Plaintiffs argue that MDHHS’s Orders violate their sincerely held religious beliefs because they require students in grades K–5 at religious schools to wear a face covering. We do not question the sincerity…
Faith and marriage: On anti-conversion laws
A regressive and patently unconstitutional feature of recent anti-conversion laws enacted by different States is the criminalisation of inter-faith marriages by treating them as a means to convert one of the parties from one religion to another. While anti-conversion laws, euphemistically called in some States as laws on ‘freedom of…
Group wages legal battle to raise Christian flag at Boston City Hall
A lawsuit alleges that a civic association and its director’s constitutional rights of free speech and equal protection under the law were violated by the denial of an application to raise the Christian flag during a celebration at Boston City Hall. Image courtesy of Liberty Counsel Aug. 9 (UPI) —…
Christian Seattle homeless mission turns to Supreme Court after ruling strips away employment discretion
Seattle homeless encampment near school grows as school year set to begin Radio host Jason Rantz discusses why Seattle school board isn’t taking action towards removing homeless camp, as parents raise concerns While homelessness plagues the city of Seattle , one Christian group that looks to help those in need…
Religious liberty and patent validity
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the autonomy of faith-based nonprofits to hire only candidates who share their religious beliefs, and Apple’s attempt to shake up the process for contesting patent validity by expanding the jurisdiction of federal courts to…
The European Court of Justice Ruling on Headscarf Bans in the Workplace
According to a recent decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), employers may prohibit employers from wearing any visible sign of political, ideological, or religious conviction in the workplace under narrow conditions. After the decision, prohibiting employees from wearing headscarves remains impermissible. On July 15, 2021, the ECJ decided…
Denver jail chaplain not liable for First Amendment violation against inmate, appeals court rules
Photo illustration by DNY59, iStock) A 7.5-year-old lawsuit that began when the Denver Sheriff Department’s chaplain denied a kosher diet to a detainee has ended on Monday, after the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled that the chaplain deserved immunity for any infringement on the man’s free exercise of…
Christian baker appeals ruling that he violated anti-discrimination law
Christian baker Jack Phillips has appealed a ruling that he violated a Colorado anti-discrimination law by refusing to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition. DENVER (BP) – Christian baker Jack Phillips has appealed a ruling that he violated a Colorado anti-discrimination law by refusing to bake a cake celebrating…
Vancouver attorney issues statement reminding community that law requires religious exemption for employer vaccination mandates
Employers in Clark County and around the state have recently announced vaccination requirements as a condition of employment As more and more employers in Washington state, including PeaceHealth and the Vancouver Clinic here in Clark County, announced they will soon require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition…
Canton Local school board to discontinue use of prayer during meetings
CANTON TWP. – The Canton Local school board will no longer begin its meetings with a prayer . Board President Scott Hamilton said Tuesday that the board made the decision to discontinue its longstanding practice of invocation after reviewing the laws and court cases surrounding the issue of prayer at…
Designer loses same-sex wedding website case
Depositphotos.com image DENVER — A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to…
Designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites loses case
A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias or freedom of…
Colorado Appellate Court Curbs Web Designer’s Freedom
COMMENTARY: The unjust ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals cries out to the Supreme Court for its reversal. Lorie Smith wants to affirm her Christian values in her website design company, 303 Creative. (photo: Screenshot from Alliance Defending Freedom Twitter; last visited 7/30/21) The internet should be a…
Designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites loses case
A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination lawBy JAMES ANDERSON Associated PressJuly 27, 2021, 7:32 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleDENVER — A U.S. appeals court has…
Freedom From Religion Foundation wants Canton Local to stop praying
A Wisconsin-based nonprofit that promotes the separation of church and state says the Canton Local school board is violating the Constitution by beginning its board meetings with a prayer. In a July 23 letter, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has requested the school board immediately stop scheduling prayers as part…
Anti-LGBTQ megachurch loses lawsuit to get people to stop calling them a hate group
D. James Kennedy Photo: YouTube screenshot A federal court rejected a Florida megachurch’s defamation and religious discrimination lawsuit over how the SPLC labeled them a hate group for their anti-LGBTQ statements. In 2017 , Coral Ridge Ministries Media in Fort Lauderdale, Florida filed a lawsuit against the SPLC after they…
Designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites loses case
DENVER — A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias or…
Appeals court rejects wedding website designer’s attempt to overturn Colorado’s anti-discrimination law
Grooms at a gay wedding – Photo: Alvin Mahmudov, via Unsplash. A federal appeals court has ruled against a graphic designer who sued the state of Colorado in an attempt to overturn the state’s law prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination in public accommodations. Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, creates graphic…
Designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites loses case
DENVER – A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias or…
Designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites loses case
DENVER (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias…
Web Designer to Appeal 10th Circuit’s Ruling Forcing Her to Create Objectionable Websites
A Colorado web designer is appealing a ruling made Monday by the 10th Circuit Court that rejected her challenge of Colorado’s anti-discrimination law and requires her to create wedding websites for same-sex couples despite it violating her religious beliefs. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled 2…
Christian Wedding Site Designer Loses Appeal Case
A US appeals court has ruled against a Christian web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias or freedom…