Church and State Separation Debate

The Church and State Debate tag examines constitutional questions surrounding the Establishment Clause, religious liberty claims, and public policy implementation in schools and government institutions. JRL CHARTS provides legally reviewed, advertiser-safe reporting on how these disputes affect minority faiths, LGBTQ communities, and public education standards.

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22 10, 2024

Supreme Court sets Transgender Rights Case for December

By JRL Charts|2026-02-28T17:27:58-08:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA, Transgender News|Tags: Access & Advocacy, ACLU of Tennessee, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, American Civil Liberties Union, civil liberties, Clarence Thomas, Gender‑Affirming Care: Latest Policies, Lambda Legal, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, puberty blockers ban, Samuel Alito, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (10-22-24) — The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled December 4 to hear the Transgender Rights case of U.S. v. Skrmetti, the challenge to Tennessee's discriminatory ban on health care for transgender Tennessee youth. The draconian Tennessee ban on Transgender puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. According to Lambda Legal, yesterday’s [...]

14 01, 2024

Record anti-LGBT bills were Introduced and Passed in 2023

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T22:58:24-08:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, anti-LGBT Bills 2023, Anti-LGBT legislation, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, religious freedom|

LAS VEGAS — (01-14-24) — A record number of anti-LGBT bills were introduced and passed in 2023, setting a record with over 510 anti-LGBT bills in state legislatures across the United States, according to American Civil Liberties Union data as of December 21, 2023. According to those numbers, that's an astounding three-times the number of [...]

6 04, 2023

Supreme Court Denies WV Request to Enforce Trans Sports Ban

By JRL Charts|2025-07-03T12:51:20-07:00April 6th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Alliance Defending Freedom, American Civil Liberties Union, Becky Pepper-Jackson, gay West Virginia News, Lambda Legal, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, lgbt politics, LGBTQ advocacy group, Transgender Sports Ban, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-06-23) — The U.S. Supreme Court voted to allow a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues. Justices Alito and Thomas of course, were the dissenters. In a shock to right wing conservatives, the U.S [...]

30 12, 2021

Gay-Straight Alliance Granted Equal Rights after Judge’s Injunction

By JRL Charts|2025-12-23T12:46:09-08:00December 30th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, civil liberties, equal rights. LGBT Politics, freedom of speech, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, Pendleton Heights gay-straight alliance club, U.S. District Judge James Sweeney|

INDIANA — (12-30-21) — Pendleton Heights gay-straight alliance club was granted equal rights on December 22nd when U.S. District Judge James Sweeney granted the Indiana high school’s gay-straight alliance equal rights. Students claimed in their lawsuit filed by American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana back in September that Pendleton Heights High School had imposed an [...]

2 07, 2021

SCOTUS Snubs Appeal by Florist Who Refused Service to Gay Couple

By JRL Charts|2021-07-02T10:51:58-07:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, anti Gay Florist Appeal denied SCOTUS, Curt Freed, LGBT Politics 2021, Robert Ingersoll, SCOTUS denies Florist Case|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (07-02-21) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, declined to review a case over a Washington state florist's refusal to service a wedding for a same-sex couple, letting stand Washington state court's ruling that the florist engaged in unlawful discrimination over sexual orientation. The case, Arleans Flowers v. Washington, No. 19-333, began [...]

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