All posts tagged "executive order"
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Louisiana governor signs LGBT nondiscrimination order
Gov. John Bel Edwards says order balances religious freedom and LGBT rights
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N.C. Gov. McCrory signs nondiscrimination order — with exceptions
After weeks of bearing the brunt of criticism over his signing of North Carolina’s HB 2 law into place repealing local LGBT ordinances, Gov. Pat...
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Atlanta mayor imposes travel ban to North Carolina
Atlanta has joined a host of other cities and states banning official government travel to North Carolina in the wake of passage of a sweeping...
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Louisiana Gov. Edwards to rescind Jindal’s anti-gay order
A spokeswoman for the office of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has told reporters that the governor intends to rescind an executive order targeting...
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Montana governor issues trans-inclusive nondiscrimination order
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) on Monday issued an executive order extending nondiscrimination protections to state employees and state contractors based on sexual orientation and...
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Kentucky governor removes clerks’ names from marriage licenses
In one of his first acts as governor, Kentucky’s Matt Bevin (R) issued an executive order on Tuesday that removes the names of county clerks...
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Louisiana Gov.-elect Edwards to sign nondiscrimination order
Louisiana’s incoming governor John Bel Edwards (D) will issue an executive order protecting LGBT individuals who are state employees or government contractors from employment discrimination...
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ACLU again pushes court to take action against Kim Davis
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Kentucky filed a brief last Friday alleging — as they had previously in a separate...
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GOP hopefuls tackle marriage, trans military service and religious liberty during debate
Kasich draws huge applause for advocating respect for same-sex marriage during debate
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Bobby Jindal sued over anti-gay executive order
Bobby Jindal had better get the lawyers ready. The ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, the Forum for Equality Foundation and six individual plaintiffs have filed a...
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Jindal executive order prompts IBM to cancel Baton Rouge ribbon-cutting
To put politics into Biblical terms, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is now reaping what he has sown. The Republican presidential candidate and social issues crusader...
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New Orleans hits back against Jindal’s executive order
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) on Thursday issued an executive order of his own aimed at counteracting any fallout from a statewide executive order...
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Louisiana governor issues “religious freedom” executive order
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took matters into his own hands on Tuesday and issued an executive order that would allow discrimination against LGBT people under the...
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Arizona governor overturns policy blocking gay adoptions
— Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R), in a statement reported by the Arizona Daily Star regarding his decision to issue an order to overturn a policy...
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Federal contractors can no longer allow anti-LGBT discrimination
President Obama's Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination takes effect
