Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. Source: New York Times
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Yeshiva University Can Bar L.G.B.T. Club for Now, Sotomayor Rules
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling will be in place pending a decision by the Supreme Court to take up the case. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Must Recognize L.G.B.T.Q. Club, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
The Modern Orthodox Jewish school plans to appeal the decision, joining a nationwide debate over the limits of religious freedom. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths. Source: New York Times
Gay Choir Director and Music Teacher Fired Over Catholic 'Minister' Role
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2021
Matthew LaBanca is bringing attention to a legal loophole that allows religious institutions to exclude people in same-sex civil marriages from jobs by deeming them ministers. Source: New York Times
Biggest New York City Police Union Sues Over Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2021
The Police Benevolent Association of New York said it opposed a vaccine mandate for police officers that does not allow the option of being tested weekly instead of being vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Judge Says N.Y. Must Allow Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2021
The judge ruled that the state must allow the exemptions while a lawsuit challenging the mandate, brought by 17 health care workers, makes its way through the courts. Source: New York Times
New York's Vaccine Mandate: What to Know
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2021
In courtrooms from Manhattan to Utica, judges are weighing whether exemptions that would cover thousands of health care workers will be allowed. Source: New York Times
How NYC Churches Are Dealing With Vaccines and the Delta Variant
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
Emptied out by the pandemic, most churches in New York City do not require worshipers to be vaccinated. Rules vary from place to place. Source: New York Times