Tag: Yeshiva University

New York Appeals Court Orders Yeshiva University to Recognize LGBT Club, Teeing Up Likely Supreme Court Battle

A New York state appeals court in Manhattan has rejected Yeshiva University’s bid to deny official recognition to a campus LGBT group, an act the religious school argued would violate its values and constitutional rights. The case appears destined to return to the U.S. Supreme Court, which issued rulings in an emergency posture in the…


Yeshiva University Suspends Club Activities After Supreme Court Says It Must Recognize LGBT Group

Yeshiva University announced it will suspend all campus club activities in its latest attempt to resist a Sept. 14 Supreme Court ruling that lifted an order that allowed the university to refuse to accept an LGBT group based on the school’s religious beliefs. The temporary freeze came ahead of the Jewish High Holidays that start…


Yeshiva University Vows to Continue Fight Against Forced Recognition of LGBT Campus Club

Yeshiva University vowed to continue fighting in litigation over who should have the power to determine which campus groups it recognizes after the Supreme Court on Sept. 14 unexpectedly lifted a 5-day-old order that allowed it to refuse to accept an LGBT group based on the school’s religious beliefs. Founded in 1897, the Orthodox Jewish…


Supreme Court Reverses Itself, Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBT Club

Yeshiva University in New York will have to recognize an LGBT student club on campus—at least while litigation proceeds in lower courts—after the U.S. Supreme Court abruptly reversed itself on Sept. 14, lifting a stay it granted five days before. Four conservative justices dissented but two conservative court members, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice…


Supreme Court Blocks Order Forcing Yeshiva University to Recognize LGBT Club on Campus

Yeshiva University in New York City will not have to recognize an LGBT student club, at least not for the time being, according to an emergency ruling the U.S. Supreme Court issued late on Sept. 9, temporarily blocking a lower court order forcing such recognition. Founded in 1897, the Orthodox Jewish university describes itself in…


Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Forcing It to Recognize LGBTQ Club on Campus

New York City-based Yeshiva University filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 29 asking the court to stay a lower court order forcing it to recognize an LGBTQ student club. The application comes as the high court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally protected religious rights in recent years. Last year…