First Amendment

Federal judge rules Christian student group has constitutional right to exclude LGBTQ people

A federal judge ruled against a college that banned a Christian student group for refusing a student leader because he's gay.

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Prayer has no place in the U.S. Capitol. Let’s separate church & state.

Yes, Dr. Barry Black’s words were inspiring. No, the U.S. Capitol is not an appropriate place for prayer.

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Court rules antigay protesters rights were violated when police asked them to cross the street

Protesters who used bullhorns at a pride festival for hate speech just won a court victory.

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What’s the difference between free speech & hate speech?

An estimated 1,500 white supremacist neo-Nazis marched on Charlottesville, Virginia for their “Unite the Right” rally last August, carrying Confederate flags and Nazi symbols in protest of the town’s proposal to remove the statue of Confederate…

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City forced to pay antigay preacher $127,000 for not letting him harass LGBTQ people

While the street preacher admits, "Yes, I am advocating violence — justified violence,” the judge gave the man the right to confront innocent LGBTQ people in public.

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Influential religious group tells followers only Christians have First Amendment rights

"Any practitioners of any other religion other than Christianity" don't have the free practice of religion or freedom of speech, they're telling followers.

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Christian legal hate group says conversion therapy bans are unconstitutional

The organization is defending the abusive practice, and they might sue California for banning it.

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Car dealership invokes First Amendment to justify firing a transgender man

Attorneys for the dealership argue that firing Ruskin makes a public statement and, therefore, the business is within its legal rights to do so.

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Court rules against Christian videographers who wanted to discriminate

The judge said their anti-gay policy was "akin to a ‘White Applicants Only’ sign."

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The wall separating government & religion is a tattered ruin at this point

While the courts have attempted to reinforce this partition, our presidents have continually attempted to tear it down.

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