U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Groff v. DeJoy: “Today, the Supreme Court rightly reaffirmed religious liberty, ruling that the USPS, under the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, had failed to adequately accommodate postal carrier Gerald Groff’s ability to observe the Sabbath, as his religion requires. This decision is not only a victory […]
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement Celebrating U.S. Supreme Court’s Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District Ruling
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District: “Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach from Washington and a Christian, was fired for refusing to stop kneeling in prayer after games. Today, I applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for affirming our First Amendment right to freely practice religion. Today’s judicious ruling is a great victory for Americans of all faiths. “Now that the […]
Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Liberty
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief in support of religious liberty, in a case that is pending in the Colorado Court of Appeals. Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop is the second case brought against Jack Phillips, a baker, under state public accommodation laws—this time because he refused on religious grounds to make a custom cake celebrating a customer’s gender transition. The previous case against Mr. Phillips was resolved in his favor by the United States Supreme Court. The amicus brief argues that the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause prevents the government from enforcing state laws that interfere with Americans’ exercise of their religious beliefs. […]
AG Paxton: Today’s 5th Circuit Ruling Is a Victory for Religious Liberty
Attorney General Ken Paxton hailed a ruling today by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which dismissed a challenge against the state of Mississippi’s religious freedom law (HB 1523). Attorney General Paxton sided with Mississippi in an amicus brief filed in the 5th Circuit on behalf of nine states last November. Mississippi’s law protects citizens from government discrimination based on an individual’s sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions. The American Civil Liberties Union […]
AG Paxton Leads Six-State Coalition on Brief in Support of Religious Liberty
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today led a coalition of six states in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to take up an important religious liberty case. The case, Portico Benefit Services v. Bacon, involves a dispute between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and pastors over pastoral compensation. The pastors filed a class action against the church in Minnesota state court under the Uniform Prudent Investor […]