religious freedom

People would be able to sue governments and potentially individuals over state and local actions that they believe violate their religious beliefs under a proposed Kentucky bill.

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Kentucky’s attorney general is leading a multi-state coalition in support of a Louisiana law that requires displaying the Ten Commandments in all public classrooms.

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.

Three Louisville residents are filing a lawsuit in state court arguing Kentucky’s abortion restrictions violate their reproductive and religious freedom rights.

Religious organizations would be able to sue the government for restricting services under a bill that passed the Kentucky House.

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 City of Paducah now has protections in place for people with complaints of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.…

The attorney general of California has added Kentucky to a list of destinations banned from official state travel, saying a new religious expression law…