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fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks agoFor Trump, "Fostering the Future" Looks a Lot Like the Past
During a recent press conference at the White House, First Lady Melania Trump announced a new initiative of her "Be Best" campaign, which she launched in 2018, during her husband's first Administration. The original " Be Best," which aimed to raise awareness about cyberbullying and other issues facing American children, was pilloried as a hypocritical project for the spouse of the country's most powerful cyberbully.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month agoKim Davis Fails (Again!) to Ruin Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015, and Davis has spent the 10 years since trying to get it overturned. As a Kentucky county clerk, she repeatedly marriage licenses to gay couples, asserting she had a First Amendment right to discriminate on behalf of her religious views. Despite being told -multiple times-that illegal, she eventually spent five nights in jail in 2015.
LGBT
#supreme-court
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 months agoUS 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
5 months agoBrooklyn
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.
Law
fromAdvocate.com
1 month agoTexas 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.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months agoJake 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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