#religiousexemptions — Public Fediverse posts

7th Circuit: #Chicago's Reporting Requirement for #Employees During #CovidPandemic Were #Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employees who had been granted #religiousexemptions from the #Covidvaccinemandate that, nevertheless, the reporting requirements imposed on them violated their #freeexercise and #equalprotection rights.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-chicagos-reporting.html

7th Circuit: #Chicago's Reporting Requirement for #Employees During #CovidPandemic Were #Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employees who had been granted #religiousexemptions from the #Covidvaccinemandate that, nevertheless, the reporting requirements imposed on them violated their #freeexercise and #equalprotection rights.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-chicagos-reporting.html

7th Circuit: #Chicago's Reporting Requirement for #Employees During #CovidPandemic Were #Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employees who had been granted #religiousexemptions from the #Covidvaccinemandate that, nevertheless, the reporting requirements imposed on them violated their #freeexercise and #equalprotection rights.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-chicagos-reporting.html

7th Circuit: #Chicago's Reporting Requirement for #Employees During #CovidPandemic Were #Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employees who had been granted #religiousexemptions from the #Covidvaccinemandate that, nevertheless, the reporting requirements imposed on them violated their #freeexercise and #equalprotection rights.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-chicagos-reporting.html

7th Circuit: #Chicago's Reporting Requirement for #Employees During #CovidPandemic Were #Constitutional

In Kondilis v. City of Chicago, (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employees who had been granted #religiousexemptions from the #Covidvaccinemandate that, nevertheless, the reporting requirements imposed on them violated their #freeexercise and #equalprotection rights.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/12/7th-circuit-chicagos-reporting.html

Everything #ParisHilton did makes my job, and the job of other #survivors, of #religious #TroubledTeenIndustry programs harder not easier. She has repeatedly refused to address #ReligiousExemptions to #ChildAbuse because she is in bed with #ChildAbusers like #MittRomney.

The #limits of the #courts in the #clash between #gayrights and #religiousbelief.

— The #Constitution doesn't allow for #religiousexemptions because doing so would necessarily require #depriving #LGBTQ #people their #constitutionalright to the #EqualProtectionoftheLaw.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4244786-the-limits-of-the-courts-in-the-clash-between-gay-rights-and-religious-belief/

The #issue of whether #ReligiousExemptions from #antidiscrimination #laws based on the #1stAmendment are #unconstitutional goes beyond mere #legalanalysis; it must be acknowledged as a #fundamentalmatter resonating with the #foundational #values and #principles that #define the #American #legalsystem. (8/8)

The #issue of whether #ReligiousExemptions from #antidiscrimination #laws based on the #1stAmendment are #unconstitutional goes beyond mere #legalanalysis; it must be acknowledged as a #fundamentalmatter resonating with the #foundational #values and #principles that #define the #American #legalsystem. (8/8)

The #issue of whether #ReligiousExemptions from #antidiscrimination #laws based on the #1stAmendment are #unconstitutional goes beyond mere #legalanalysis; it must be acknowledged as a #fundamentalmatter resonating with the #foundational #values and #principles that #define the #American #legalsystem. (8/8)

The #issue of whether #ReligiousExemptions from #antidiscrimination #laws based on the #1stAmendment are #unconstitutional goes beyond mere #legalanalysis; it must be acknowledged as a #fundamentalmatter resonating with the #foundational #values and #principles that #define the #American #legalsystem. (8/8)

The #issue of whether #ReligiousExemptions from #antidiscrimination #laws based on the #1stAmendment are #unconstitutional goes beyond mere #legalanalysis; it must be acknowledged as a #fundamentalmatter resonating with the #foundational #values and #principles that #define the #American #legalsystem. (8/8)

Consequently, #ReligiousExemptions from #antidiscrimination #laws—whether favoring one #religious #belief over another or even over a simple #desire not to adhere to any #religious #tenet—must be recognized as a #violation of the #14thAmendment's pledge to #equality.

The #ReligiousFreedomRestoratioAct (#RFRA) has further complicated this #legal #relationship. (4/8)

Acting In unison, these #amendments decisively affirm that granting #religiousexemptions from #antidiscriminationlaws based on the #1stAmendment must be deemed #unconstitutional.

Central to the #14thAmendment is the principle that no #state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the #equalprotection of the #laws." This serves as a resolute reinforcement of the 1st Amendment's protections, assuring equal application without #discrimination. (3/8)