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Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia Discriminated Against Catholic Foster Care Agency

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June 17, 2021

Lambda Legal calls ruling “troubling but, importantly, it refused to give a free pass to people or agencies that want to discriminate against LGBTQ people for religious reasons.”

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

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January 20, 2021

Lambda Legal has filed 46 federal lawsuits against the Trump administration to beat back their efforts to harm LGBTQ people and everyone living with HIV.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Immigration, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: The Supreme Court Considers the Religious License to Discriminate, Again

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November 5, 2020

On Wednesday’s fraught post-election morning, the Supreme Court, with newly installed Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the bench, heard argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case with major implications for children in foster care, for LGBTQ people, and for anyone seeking government services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
That Supreme Court Foster Care Case Is About More Than Just Kids

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November 4, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that could have a profound impact on the delivery of taxpayer-funded government services across the country.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Seniors, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Religious Exemptions in Child Welfare System Would Harm Millions of Children

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August 18, 2020

New Report Highlights Potential Outcomes of Upcoming Supreme Court Case and Implications for Broader Social Services and Nondiscrimination Protections

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Religious Exemptions, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Supreme Court Rules That Employers Can Deny Reproductive Health Coverage Under the ACA

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July 8, 2020

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to approve the Trump administration’s expansion of large employers’ ability to largely ignore the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) birth-control insurance rule, which Congress enacted to increase equal treatment of women workers.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions
Supreme Court Rules Against Religious School Teachers Who Were Discriminatorily Fired

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July 8, 2020

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to grant religious schools great latitude in determining who among their employees will be considered “ministers” and therefore be stripped of employment nondiscrimination protections.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Religious Exemptions
At the Supreme Court this Week: Religious Objections, Birth Control, and Trump’s No Good, Very Broad Rules

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May 8, 2020

While every Supreme Court proceeding has drama, there’s extra excitement now.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
Once Again: Freedom of Religion is Not Freedom to Harm

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May 6, 2020

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases joined for the purposes of argument, Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions
This Colorado Marketing and Design Firm Wants A Pass to Discriminate

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April 30, 2020

Lambda Legal urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to affirm a lower court that denied a Colorado marketing and design firm’s request that it be exempt from the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and instead be allowed to refuse website design services to same-sex couples because the owner claims it violates her religion to treat same- and different-sex couples equally.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Law & Policy Project, Religious Exemptions

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Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia Discriminated Against Catholic Foster Care Agency

scales_of_justice_against_blurred_court_room_cu.jpg

10 Things LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV Need from the Biden-Harris Administration

ll_fb_tw_1.22_2b.jpg

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia: The Supreme Court Considers the Religious License to Discriminate, Again

scotus_2020.jpg

That Supreme Court Foster Care Case Is About More Than Just Kids

older_women.jpg

Religious Exemptions in Child Welfare System Would Harm Millions of Children

gnc_person_of_colour_dad_outside_home_med.jpg

Supreme Court Rules That Employers Can Deny Reproductive Health Coverage Under the ACA

reproductive-health-supplies-coalition-fgqlioknju8-unsplash.jpg

Supreme Court Rules Against Religious School Teachers Who Were Discriminatorily Fired

school_desks.jpg

At the Supreme Court this Week: Religious Objections, Birth Control, and Trump’s No Good, Very Broad Rules

intersectional_women_protest.jpg

Once Again: Freedom of Religion is Not Freedom to Harm

little-sisters-of-the-poor.jpg

This Colorado Marketing and Design Firm Wants A Pass to Discriminate

gay_wedding.jpg

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