Press Releases
about Religious Liberty
Jul 02, 2015
State Law Banning Sex Offenders from Religious Worship Violates RFRA and the U.S. Constitution
INDIANAPOLIS – A state law that went into effect on July 1 that results in banning some sex offenders from attending religious worship violates both the state’s newly enacted R...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jun 12, 2015
Sikh Student Wins Right to Join ROTC with Beard, Long Hair, and Turban
Court Holds U.S. Army’s Refusal to Accommodate Articles of Faith Infringes Religious Freedom
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Singh v. McHugh
Jun 11, 2015
RFRA-Style Adoption Bill Signed By Governor, ACLU of Michigan Vows Legal Challenge
LANSING, MICH. – Despite his promise to veto any standalone Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) legislation, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a package of bills today al...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jun 01, 2015
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Religious Discrimination Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today decided Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, holding that religion cannot be a “motivating facto...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
May 28, 2015
ACLU Applauds Gov. McCrory’s Decision to Veto SB2
RALEIGH – Today North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced plans to veto Senate Bill 2, a discriminatory measure that would allow sworn government officials to deny marriage servi...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 03, 2015
Georgia RFRA Dies in Face of National Backlash
Outcry Over Indiana and Arkansas Shifts Debate on Using Religion to Discriminate
April 3, 2015
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NEW YORK – Legislation t...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
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