More than 100 state bills so far have aimed to use religious beliefs as an excuse for discrimination. The idea is to allow businesses and public employees to mistreat LGBT people and consider married same-sex couples as unmarried.
(June 12, 2015 New York, NY)--Following news that antigay bills have become law in both Michigan and North Carolina, Legal Director and Eden/Rushing Chair of Lambda Legal Jon Davidson issued the following statement.
The Supreme Court agrees with the EEOC: Nondiscrimination means religious pluralism and problem-solving, not conformity and exclusions
On Monday the Supreme Court ruled in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, a case brought by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The case challenged an employer’s use of a supposedly neutral employee “look” policy against caps to refuse to hire a young Muslim woman, Samantha Elauf, because she wears a headscarf.
Gregory R. Nevins, Senior Counsel and Employment Fairness Project Director
Today the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed an important principle — that Title VII the section of the Civil Rights Act that protects employment — means what it says and should not be tinkered with by judges.
“The passage of these discriminatory bills would have dangerous, devastating effects for children in these foster care systems by allowing state-funded agencies to turn away loving individuals and families.”
The following presentation was provided by Jennifer C. Pizer, Lambda Legal Law & Policy Project National Director, at a briefing convened by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott on the harms of federal and state Religious Freedom and Restoration Acts (RFRA).
On Tuesday, April 14, Gov. Mike Pence told reporters that “the difficult time that Indiana just passed through two weeks ago is behind us” and the State is “through the storm.”
Pence’s statements came just one day after his administration hired a global public relations firm to help repair the State’s reputation in the wake of the battle surrounding Indiana’s so-called “religious freedom” law. The State plans to pay the firm at least $2 million to try to rebrand Indiana and win back the support of businesses.
Today, the Indiana legislature proposed a limited fix it bill that would amend the recently passed, so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA).
