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Enacted in 2013, Kentucky’s “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” has been used to champion conservative causes ranging from tax incentives for a Noah’s Ark theme park in Grant County to the right of churches to stay open during the pandemic shutdown. Now, three Jewish women from Louisville argue that same law protects their reproductive rights as they seek to overturn two state laws that together essentially ban abortion in Kentucky.
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Three Louisville residents are filing a lawsuit in state court arguing Kentucky’s abortion restrictions violate their reproductive and religious freedom rights.
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Religious organizations would be able to sue the government for restricting services under a bill that passed the Kentucky House.
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Legislative remedies prove ineffective in reconciling religious freedom claims with concerns about discrimination, so the battle is waged via executive orders.
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The Illinois Senate has approved requiring public schools to teach LGBT history.The Senate voted 34-18 on Wednesday on the plan by Chicago Democratic Sen.…
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The City of Paducah now has protections in place for people with complaints of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.…
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The attorney general of California has added Kentucky to a list of destinations banned from official state travel, saying a new religious expression law…
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A showdown may be coming on the meaning of religious freedom, and LGBT advocates fear anti-discrimination protections could be weakened as a result.
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The sponsor of a so-called “religious freedom” bill says it may have to wait until 2018. Laurel County Republican Senator Albert Robinson said the bill…
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Kentucky and four other states are again suing the Obama administration over its efforts to strengthen discrimination protections for transgender people.…