New York City-based Yeshiva University filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 29 asking the court to stay a lower court order forcing it to recognize an LGBTQ student club.
The application comes as the high court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally protected religious rights in recent years.
Last year the court ruled that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it refused to contract with a Catholic agency for foster care services because the organization does not place children with same-sex couples. In 2018 the court found for a baker in Colorado who declined on religious grounds to make cakes for same-sex weddings. In its new term beginning in October, the court will hear 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which deals with a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create wedding websites for same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs….
The application comes as the high court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally protected religious rights in recent years.
Last year the court ruled that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it refused to contract with a Catholic agency for foster care services because the organization does not place children with same-sex couples. In 2018 the court found for a baker in Colorado who declined on religious grounds to make cakes for same-sex weddings. In its new term beginning in October, the court will hear 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which deals with a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create wedding websites for same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs….
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