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11 Aug, 6 tweets, 3 min read
#BREAKING: A federal court just tossed out a lawsuit by a former Catholic-school guidance counselor who broke her contract by entering a same-sex union in violation of Church teaching. This is a big win for #ReligiousFreedom. becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Summary-Judgme…
The guidance counselor claimed that asking Catholic teachers to uphold Catholic teaching is illegal discrimination. becketlaw.org/case/starkey-v…
.@BECKETlaw argued that Catholic schools exist to teach the faith to the next generation, and they can’t do that effectively if the law forces them to employ teachers who oppose core aspects of the Catholic faith. becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Archdiocese-Re…
The court ruled in favor of the Archdiocese based on the “ministerial exception”--a First Amendment doctrine that protects the right of religious groups to choose their key personnel without government interference.
This follows a pair of recent @BECKETlaw victories on the ministerial exception—including a 7-2 ruling last year from the Supreme Court, and a 7-3 ruling last month in the 7th Circuit:
becketlaw.org/case/demkovich…
becketlaw.org/case/our-lady-…
Courts are consistently and correctly upholding the right of religious groups to choose their key personnel and operate by their core religious principles. Those decisions must be made by churches, not governments.

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Some will try to say the ruling is “narrow.” Wrong.

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#BREAKING: The Biden Admin just filed an appeal seeking to force religious doctors and hospitals to perform potentially harmful gender-transition procedures against their conscience and professional medical judgment. This is bad for patients, doctors, and religious liberty. 1/
The Biden Admin says it can punish doctors and hospitals for “sex discrimination” unless they perform controversial gender-transition procedures. A court struck down this #TransgenderMandate in January: becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Sisters-of-Mer…. But the Biden Admin just appealed.
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We had a big court argument today on the #TransgenderMandate--an Affordable Care Act rule requiring doctors to perform controversial gender transition procedures against conscience and medical judgment, even when the procedures can harm patients: becketlaw.org/media/doctors-…
Gender transition procedures are hotly disputed within the medical community. Many believe they are deeply harmful—especially when performed on children, who almost always overcome gender-identity struggles as they mature. transgendermandate.org/research
Two different federal courts have found that “there is no medical consensus that sex reassignment surgery is a necessary or even effective treatment for gender dysphoria.”
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#BREAKING: The Gov't just announced it's rescinding the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Oak Flat—six hours before its deadline to reply to Apache Stronghold’s emergency appeal: resolutionmineeis.us This is no coincidence. The Gov't knows it's in trouble in court. 1/
The Government knows the destruction of Oak Flat violates federal law--including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: bit.ly/2MBwHGl. So it is retreating--temporarily. But a temporary retreat doesn’t solve the problem. 2/
The Government is still planning on transfer and destruction of Oak Flat. Oak Flat--and religious practices there--still need legal protection. If the Government is acting in good faith, it shouldn't oppose a court order protecting Oak Flat while the litigation proceeds. 3/
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#BREAKING: Major victory for #ReligiousFreedom: A federal court just struck down the controversial #TransgenderMandate that ordered doctors to perform potentially harmful gender-transition procedures in violation of conscience and medical judgment: 1/
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#BREAKING: Huge religious freedom victory tonight at the Supreme Court--stopping NY Gov Cuomo’s discriminatory #COVID19 worship restrictions against @BECKETlaw’s Orthodox Jewish clients. Here’s a thread with key excerpts from the Court’s opinions. s3.amazonaws.com/becketnewsite/… 1/
Biggest takeaway: The Court resoundingly rejects blind deference to COVID-related restrictions on worship. Instead, all governments must recognize the Constitution still controls during a pandemic: 2/
The core holding of the majority is that our Orthodox Jewish clients “clearly established their entitlement to relief” by showing they are “likely to prevail” under the First Amendment: 3/
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