Articles tagged as: Religious Freedom Restoration Act
September 10, 2020
Religious Conservative Groups Lose Again In RFRA Lawsuit
The lawsuit challenges the so-called "fix" to the state's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act that says the religious freedom defense couldn't be used to justify denying service to someone based on characteristics such as age, race, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Read MoreNovember 26, 2019
Religious Conservative Groups Lose In RFRA Fix Lawsuit
The RFRA fix said the 2015 laws religious freedom defense couldnt be used to justify denying service to someone based on characteristics such as age, race, sexual orientation or gender identity
Read MoreOctober 4, 2019
Crusading Tech Mogul Aims To Prove CEOs Can Be Activists Too
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff is urging fellow CEOs to help fix a "train wreck" of inequality his industry helped create.
Read MoreOctober 3, 2019
Religious Conservative Groups Ask Court To Strike Down RFRA Fix
Religious conservative groups faced off in court Thursday against the state and four Hoosier cities over a change to the states Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2019
Court Challenge To RFRA Fix Set For Thursday In Hamilton County
Religious conservative groups are challenging the law and four local gay rights ordinances.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2019
Indiana Court Of Appeals Dismisses First Church Of Cannabis Lawsuit
The Indianapolis-based church filed the legal challenge after the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed in 2015.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2018
Judge Drops Suit Of Church That Wants Pot To Be A Sacrament
The First Church of Cannabis filed the lawsuit on grounds that pot was considered a sacrament under Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Read MoreJune 4, 2018
New Supreme Court Ruling May Affect Indiana Religious Freedom Lawsuit
The lawsuit against the RFRA "fix" also names the cities of Indianapolis, Carmel, Bloomington and Columbus for their ordinances banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Read MoreMay 2, 2018
Sincerity And "Religiosity" Challenged In Ongoing Lawsuit From The First Church Of Cannabis
Thomas Fisher, representing the state, says the case is about being able to consume an illegal drug, not exercising religious freedom. And he says the group does not meet the criteria of a religion.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2018
Emails: Conservatives Slammed Pence In 2015 For Changing Law
Correspondence from Pence's official and private email accounts offer a window into one of the most challenging periods of his political career.
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