Yeshiva University asks Supreme Court to block order forcing it to recognize LGBTQ club on campus: The lower court order is ‘an unprecedented intrusion into the autonomy of a religious organization,’ the school argues
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 … Continue reading Yeshiva University asks Supreme Court to block order forcing it to recognize LGBTQ club on campus: The lower court order is ‘an unprecedented intrusion into the autonomy of a religious organization,’ the school argues
