Court to decide whether Title VII protects LGBT employees
On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving whether the antidiscrimination provisions of Title VII of…
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Category: Human Rights
August 2019
June 2019
Supreme Court rules that Title VII EEOC filing requirements are mandatory but not jurisdictional
The Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 3, 2019, in a case (Fort Bend County v. Davis) involving whether a court may hear…
May 2019
In Congress, Federal Equality Act as drafted faces feminist opposition
Legislation that would add sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 threatens women's bodily privacy says feminist organization
April 2019
Vatican calls for religious freedom amidst competing strains of secularism and fundamentalism
The Vatican has released a document, “Religious Liberty for the Good of All,” calling for an expansion of religious liberty in the face of…
January 2019
Justices hint interest in revisiting Title VII religious accommodation while declining to hear football coach prayer case
It is debatable whether a claim by a public school football coach that he is compelled by religious belief to pray at the 50-yard…
September 2018
Turning Back the Clock: The Plot to Dismantle the Establishment Clause
Over the last few decades, a religious movement has gained widespread political power with the stated intent of turning back the clock by dismantling…
August 2018
California lawmaker withdraws bill that would criminalize religion-based “gay conversion therapy”
Earlier today, California Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) withdrew a bill that would have outlaws the sale of any service, including certain forms of advertising,…
John McCain: “No Freedom without Freedom of Religion”
"Choosing one’s faith is the most personal of choices, a matter of individual conscience. That is why we cherish it as part of our…
June 2018
Supreme Court rules against state-mandated speech
When one person’s opinions can reach the world in a matter of seconds on the Internet, the ability to speak freely is undergoing tremendous…
Supreme Court: Religious animus irrelevant in Trump travel ban case
The Supreme Court rules that the President of the United States has broad discretion to impose travel restrictions, so long as they are related…