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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 30, 2022 28 Comments
On day of organized protest against Bessinger at school, JW writes to Superintendent: "Ms. Bessinger has been subjected to a continuing campaign of retaliation and harassment related to her protected First Amendment expression," we call on district to "immediately put an end to the inappropriate and unlawful campaign of harassment against Ms. Bessinger."

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2022 38 Comments
Majority: "The application is denied because it appears that applicants have at least two further avenues for expedited or interim state court relief." Alito Dissent: "As the [Pride] Alliance has contended, this would force Yeshiva to make a 'statement' in support of an interpretation of Torah with which the University disagrees. The loss of First Amendment rights for even a short period constitutes irreparable harm...."

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2022 27 Comments
"Yeshiva shouldn’t have been forced to go all the way to the Supreme Court to receive such a commonsense ruling in favor of its First Amendment rights." Eric Baxter, Vice President and Senior Counsel at Becket, said, "We are grateful that Justice Sotomayor stepped in to protect Yeshiva’s religious liberty in this case."
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