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New Jersey Issues Guidance on Discrimination Law Following Supreme Court’s Decision on LGBTQ+ Rights

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The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights (DCR) recently issued guidance on how the DCR will enforce the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis....more

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Supreme Court Says Wedding Website Designer May Refuse Same-Sex Couples Under First Amendment

On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled a wedding website designer who has religious objections to same-sex marriage may legally refuse to design websites for same-sex couples because the First...more

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Wedding Website Creator Can Refuse Same-Sex Couples

On December 5, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case on whether a wedding website creator may legally refuse to make websites for same-sex couples based on First Amendment grounds....more

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Podcast: SCOTUS: Looking Back and Looking Forward

In this episode, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah discusses the big cases from the preceding U.S. Supreme Court Term and looks ahead at interesting cases in the new Term. Among the topics...more

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Religious Institutions Update: January 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Timely Topics - By Shannon B. Hartsfield - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Jan. 18, 2018, the creation of a new division within its Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR is described as...more

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$135,000 Fine Upheld Against Oregon Bakers Who Refused To Bake Cake For Same-Sex Couple

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I’ve posted before on the Oregon wedding cake case (not to be confused with the Colorado wedding cake case that went to the Supreme Court). Now comes recent news that the Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a $135,000 fine...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Key Case On LGBT Rights And Religious Liberty

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Oral argument suggests the Supreme Court is narrowly divided on how to reconcile non-discrimination protections for LGBT individuals with claims for religious liberty, with Justice Kennedy appearing likely...more

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Upcoming SCOTUS Term Promises To Be A Blockbuster

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If you are the kind of person who gets excited by hot-button legal topics and monumental court decisions, this is the Supreme Court term for you. The SCOTUS kicked off their 2017-2018 term several days ago by hearing...more

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Religious Institutions: September 2015

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Respondeat superior (literally, "let the master answer" in Latin) is a doctrine that applies when an employer or principal has the ability and authority to direct and control the pertinent acts of the employee. Put otherwise,...more

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Two Months after Same-Sex Marriages Held Constitutional, Where are the Courts Headed on the Unanswered Questions?

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On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its monumental decision in Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges, et al.; Case No. 14-556, holding that state bans of same-sex marriages are unconstitutional. Specifically, the...more

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Colorado Rules Baker Cannot Refuse Service to Same-Sex Couples for Religious Reasons

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In a post last week, I discussed how some believe Tennessee’s version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) could allow Tennessee businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples despite a recent ruling that...more

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