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A company recently settled a lawsuit with a former employee who was terminated for wearing t-shirts with anti-LGBTQ+ messaging.

LGBTQ Club at Indiana High School Wins Court Case

March 25, 2022

A judge recently ruled that an LGBTQ club in an Indiana high school was unlawfully discriminated against by the school principal.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state

Tag: First Amendment LGBTQ discrimination separation of church and state

Families Initiate Legal Action After West Virginia School Holds Christian Assembly

March 22, 2022

Parents initiated legal action against a school in West Virginia after it permitted a preacher to conduct a Christian assembly during school.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: church and schools church and state First Amendment School Prayer separation of church and state

Citing a recent Supreme Court decision, Michigan will revert to contracting with adoption agencies that decline to offer same-sex adoption.

Michigan Resolves Same-Sex Adoption Lawsuit Involving Catholic Charity

March 18, 2022

Citing a recent Supreme Court decision, Michigan will revert to contracting with adoption agencies that decline to offer same-sex adoption.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision

Tag: Catholic Church LGBT Rights same sex adoption Supreme Court decision

The FDA recently updated its blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men to enable more people to donate blood during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Regulation Eliminating Religious Exemptions Upheld by Court

March 16, 2022

A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed against a new Connecticut law that bans religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements.

Category: Religious Discrimination Religious Law Religion and Health

Tag: covid-19 freedom of religion religious exemption vaccine mandate

A group of senators recently urged the FDA to lift the blood ban for gay and bisexual men amid an ongoing shortage of blood.

LGBTQ+ Advocates Urge FDA to Remove Gay and Bisexual Blood Ban

March 11, 2022

A group of senators recently urged the FDA to lift the blood ban for gay and bisexual men amid an ongoing shortage of blood.

Category: LGBTQ and Law

Tag: blood donor blood shortage FDA LGBTQ discrimination

Vaccine Policy Blocked Due to Religious Objections

February 11, 2022

A federal judge ruled against a Biden Administration vaccine policy for military members after Navy Seals claimed religious exemptions.

Category: Religious Discrimination Religious Law Religion and Health

Tag: Biden Administration covid-19 Federal Court Decision Navy Seal vaccine mandate

A same-sex couple in Kansas has been denied the right to be listed on their child's birth certificate due to discriminatory intent.

Kansas Same-Sex Couple Struggles to be Listed as Parents on Birth Certificate

February 1, 2022

A same-sex couple in Kansas has been denied the right to be listed on their child's birth certificate due to discriminatory intent.

Category: LGBTQ and Law State Laws

Tag: Equality Act LGBTQ discrimination Same-Sex Marriage same-sex parents

Religious diets are quite common in the United States, and sometimes they can lead to lawsuits, especially in correctional facilities.

Religious Rights Lawsuit Initiated After Student Forced to Eat Pepperoni Pizza

January 28, 2022

A former high school football player filed a lawsuit claiming he was forced to eat pepperoni pizza, which is against his religious beliefs.

Category: Church and schools Religious Discrimination

Tag: Civil Rights football freedom of religion religious freedom religious prohibition

A Colorado baker is facing a lawsuit again, this time for his refusal to bake a cake for a transgender transition celebration.

New Jersey Codifies Same-Sex Marriage Statute

January 25, 2022

New Jersey recently passed a law to enshrine same-sex marriage rights into state law, after over a decade of efforts to do so.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision State Laws

Tag: marriage equality New Jersey Obergefell v Hodges Same-Sex Marriage

A football coach who recently won his religious freedom lawsuit against a public school mulls whether to return to his old post.

Federal Judge Will Rule in Cambridge Christian’s Prayer Lawsuit

January 21, 2022

A federal judge will rule in a prayer lawsuit over whether an athletic association violated the first amendment rights of a Christian school.

Category: Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: First Amendment football prayer in schools religious rights School Prayer