/tags/religious-freedom Religious freedom en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:31:53 GMT /law-and-justice/2025-02-14/california-court-rules-against-baker-in-revival-of-same-sex-wedding-cake-disputes A California appeals court rules a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple. It’s part of a series of cases shaping the debate over free speech and anti-discrimination laws. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:31:53 GMT /law-and-justice/2025-02-14/california-court-rules-against-baker-in-revival-of-same-sex-wedding-cake-disputes Jeanne Kuang /law-and-justice/2023-12-18/malheur-county-woman-appeals-federal-ruling-in-state-gender-identity-rule-lawsuit A Malheur County woman is appealing a federal judge’s ruling against her lawsuit that challenges state adoption policies for transgender children on the basis of religious freedom. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:32:41 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-12-18/malheur-county-woman-appeals-federal-ruling-in-state-gender-identity-rule-lawsuit Ben Botkin /law-and-justice/2023-11-23/federal-doj-weighs-in-on-brookings-lawsuit-about-church-feeding-homeless-people In a statement of interest filed on Tuesday, the Department of Justice said the city's request to decide the case should be denied. Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:50:30 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-11-23/federal-doj-weighs-in-on-brookings-lawsuit-about-church-feeding-homeless-people Jane Vaughan /law-and-justice/2023-08-17/court-hears-arguments-in-challenge-of-oregon-gender-identity-rule A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a Malheur County woman’s challenge to state adoption policies in a lawsuit that will test the balance of religious freedom and protections for transgender children. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:32:45 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-08-17/court-hears-arguments-in-challenge-of-oregon-gender-identity-rule Ben Botkin