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Law
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Texas Supreme Court rules that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples

Texas Supreme Court allows state judges to refuse performing weddings, including same-sex marriages, citing sincerely held religious beliefs, raising concerns about equality and judicial impartiality.
US politics
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth's Quantico Speech

Pete Hegseth promoted enforcing a strict male grooming standard that would remove religious and medical waivers for Sikhs, Muslims, Jews, and some Black Americans.
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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago
US politics

Calvinball: LGBTIQ Rights Before the Supreme Court Again Soon - San Francisco Bay Times

A Republican-nominated Supreme Court supermajority applies shifting legal rules favoring the Trump administration and often grants religious exemptions that undermine LGBTIQ protections.
fromBrooklyn Eagle
4 months ago
Brooklyn

Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

The Supreme Court is reviewing the exemption status of religious organizations concerning health insurance abortion coverage regulations in New York.
The case follows a trend of Supreme Court rulings addressing religious discrimination in state regulations.
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Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

California has a strict vaccine mandate. Will it survive the Trump administration?

Federal measures pushing states to permit religious or personal vaccine exemptions threaten California's ban, risking lower immunization rates and increased outbreaks.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Jake Tapper Grills Joseph Ladapo on Ending Vaccine Mandate

"I'm looking at this report from your department from April showing that more people in Florida are seeking religious exemptions for vaccines and at the same time Florida is seeing rising cases of hepatitis A, and whooping cough, and chicken pox, Tapper told Dr. Ladapo. This is in your own report, your own department's report. Before you made this decision to try to lift vaccine mandates for Florida which include obviously public schools did your department do any data analysis?"
Public health
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