The Subway Sandwich Artist Argument; When “Religious Freedom” Isn’t About Religious Freedom
Consider this faintly ridiculous hypothetical: I am in line at my local Subway sandwich shop,…
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East Lansing Demonstrates How Not to Respond to Anti-LGBT “Christian” Businesses
From wedding cakes to apple cider, the nation’s best-funded Christian legal nonprofit is using “religious”…
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Trump’s DOJ Wants Constitutional Protection for Wedding Cakes, Not LGBT People
Nine months into Donald Trump’s presidency, it should surprise no one to learn that his…
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Brownback Nomination Further Evidence That “Religious Freedom” Is Code For “Conservative Christian Supremacy”
Wednesday was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day for LGBT Americans and those who…
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It’s Not About Cake: Anti-Gay Vendors Want a Constitutional Right to Discriminate
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) plans to argue that bakers and florists are “artists,” and can’t be forced to engage in artistic expression that contravenes their religious beliefs.
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On Historic “Decision Day,” SCOTUS Sends LGBT Americans Mixed Messages
For LGBT legal nerds like me, June 26 is an important day. Every major pro-equality…
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Wait Until You’re Denied Service, Federal Court Tells LGBT Mississippians Challenging “Religious Freedom” Law
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that Mississippi’s…
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DeVos Literally Can’t Name a Discriminatory Policy She’d Refuse to Fund
In a tense exchange with Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark on Wednesday, Secretary of Education Betsy…
Read MoreTexas’ Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Is Unconstitutional and Unnecessary, Say Texas Law Professors
Nine sitting law professors at major universities in Texas have drafted an open letter to…
Read MoreIs Religion the Only Tool Left for Legal Discrimination?
While many mistakenly believe that the law protects LGBTQ Americans from employment discrimination (excepting efforts to…
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