Written by Don Byrd [UPDATE 5/7/19: The City of San Francisco has announced a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s rule.] [UPDATE 2 – 5/7/19: For more perspective on this issue, see Emma Green’s report for The Atlantic.] During remarks for...
Written by Don Byrd Texas’ Senate State Affairs Committee has advanced Senate Bill 17, which would provide broad protections for state-licensed professionals to refuse service that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. The bill would empower...
Written by Don Byrd Last week, a federal district court in Colorado refused to dismiss a new lawsuit brought by Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips against state officials accusing them of “unconstitutional bullying” just weeks after the U.S. Supreme...
Written by Don Byrd A law designed to protect clergy from public accommodation laws, which passed the Ohio House earlier this year, has finally made it to the Ohio Senate floor for consideration. House Bill 36, the “Ohio Pastor Protection Act,” bars any...
Written by Don Byrd Earlier this year, an Arizona appeals court affirmed a trial court’s decision in ruling against the owners of a business that designs wedding invitations and other handmade artworks in a dispute over whether a Phoenix ordinance prohibiting...
