Tag : ACLU
Abortion Facility title : Kentucky's Attempt to Close Last Abortion Clinic
summary : “We will hold Planned Parenthood accountable for knowingly endangering their patients by providing illegal abortions at a facility that was not properly licensed nor prepared to handle an emergency.”
date : May 12, 2017 09:29 AM EDT
Immigration Protests Washington DC title : Trump Defends His Immigration Executive Order Amid US, Global Outcry: ‘This Is Not Muslim Ban’
summary : President Donald Trump defended his controversial executive order that bars the citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States, as thousands of protesters chanted outside of the White House and at multiple, major U.S. airports on Sunday in opposition of the president's sudden immigration policy change. Trump denied the ban was religiously-driven, but confused matters by also announcing Christian refugees would get first priority for U.S. entry. Many people now are seeking answers about why Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are not on Trump's immigration ban, which are countries in which Trump companies do business.
date : Jan 30, 2017 12:22 PM EST
immigration ban title : Immigration Travel Ban: Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Oppose Trump's Executive Order
summary : Silicon Valley leaders immediately expressed concern and denounced an executive order signed on Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump that temporarily banned immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, even if they already were approved to do so. However this ban was temporarily overturned on Saturday after American Civil Liberties Union officials won an emergency stay in federal court, meaning those affected with valid visas cannot be deported and sent back to their home countries.
date : Jan 29, 2017 11:15 AM EST
ACLU title : Franklin Graham Says 'War on Christmas' Isn't Over as ACLU Forces Town to Remove Cross
summary : Evangelist Franklin Graham has said the "War on Christmas" is still raging on after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued an Indiana town for having a lit cross atop their Christmas tree.
date : Dec 13, 2016 01:27 PM EST
Pregnant Woman title : Appeals Court Rejects Michigan Woman's Lawsuit Over Catholic Hospital Care
summary : A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a woman's appeal in a lawsuit that alleged a Roman Catholic hospital in Michigan denied her adequate treatment during a painful miscarriage because of a policy banning even the discussion of abortion as an option.
date : Sep 12, 2016 08:27 AM EDT
Yvonne Allen title : Christian Woman Sues to Wear Head Scarf for Alabama ID, Told Only Muslims Can
summary : When Yvonne Allen went to renew her Alabama driver's license, she said she wasn't expecting to discuss the Bible. But the trip turned into her defending her Christian beliefs about women covering their heads.
date : Sep 01, 2016 01:08 PM EDT
Gavin Grimm title : Transgender Girl Can Use Boys' Restroom after Judge Orders Virginia School Board
summary : A federal judge in Virginia ordered Gloucester County School Board members to allow a female student, who identifies as male, to use the boys' urinals and restroom at the public high school.
date : Jun 27, 2016 06:46 PM EDT
Fireman at 9/11 site title : ACLU Challenges Glenview Elementary School For Honoring 9/11 First Responders With 'God Bless America'
summary : It was a tradition that began at the school shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on America. Glenview Elementary School students have been gathering on the playground at the New Jersey school and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the words, "God bless America" at the end as a way to honor all of the first responders. Over a decade later, the ACLU is saying that publically asking God to bless America is a violation of separation of church and state.
date : Jan 06, 2016 01:03 PM EST
title : Georgia Lawmakers to Champion ‘Religious Liberty’ Anti-LGBT Bills, Providing Protection For People Of All Faiths
summary : When conservative lawmakers in Indiana and Arkansas last year promoted "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" (RFRA) legislation designed to legalize anti-LGBT discrimination, a similar bill was considered in Georgia. Now that proposed measure is set to return among these Southerners legislators, along with another pro-discrimination bill.
date : Jan 05, 2016 06:05 PM EST
Abortion title : Christian Health Care Employees Should Be Forced To Perform Abortions, ACLU Lawsuit Asserts
summary : American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) representatives stated in a lawsuit that employees of a Michigan-headquartered Catholic hospital group should be required to perform abortions, even if that procedure violates their religious views. Trinity Health, which operates 86 health clinics in 21 states, was sued by the ACLU in October, when the union claimed the group was “denying appropriate emergency care to women.” Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys asked a federal court this month to allow a group of pro-life, pro-women organizations to intervene in defense of the Catholic hospital system.
date : Dec 31, 2015 12:10 PM EST
Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling title : Texas Attorney General: State Officials Can Cite ‘Religious Objections’ for Denying Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
summary : A Texas attorney general has declared that state workers can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they cited ‘religious objections’ in not completing the task. He made those comments shortly after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage on Friday.
date : Jun 29, 2015 04:35 PM EDT
North Carolina Prayer Ruling title : Federal Judge Ruled Christian Prayers Unconstitutional in North Carolina County Board
summary : A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled that a county board in that state violated the Constitution when it conducted prayers that were of a Christian nature.
date : May 05, 2015 07:15 PM EDT
Indiana Religious Freedom Bill title : Indiana Passes Religious Freedom Bill; Gov. Mike Pence Defends New Law As Nondiscriminatory
summary : The state of Indiana on Thursday passed into law a controversial “religious freedom” bill aimed at same-sex couples. It was signed by Gov. Mike Pence in a private ceremony.
date : Mar 26, 2015 06:23 PM EDT
School title : Michigan School District Drops ‘Christian’ Requirement in Superintendent Job Posting After Receiving Warning Letter from ACLU
summary : A school district in rural Michigan has removed the “Christian” requirement from its job posting for superintendent after receiving a warning letter from the American Civil Liberties Union.
date : Mar 04, 2015 11:41 AM EST
Washington Christian Florist title : Christian Florist Who Refused Gay-Wedding Rejects State's Settlement Deal, Defends Her Rights to Religious Freedom
summary : Washington state florist Barronelle Stutzman defended her decision on refusing to provide flowers for a gay couple’s wedding, citing religious beliefs and her Christian faith. She defended her actions in a Fox News Channel interview that aired on Monday.
date : Feb 24, 2015 08:25 PM EST