Civil Rights Groups Are Ready To Sue Trump If He Signs A Broad Religious Freedom Order [View all]
by Dominic Holden at Buzzfeed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/religious-freedom-order-possible-lawsuits?utm_term=.sjYy9z0wzz#.fq4dQ8n588
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wo prominent civil rights groups told BuzzFeed News on Tuesday they will immediately sue the Trump administration if the president signs a broad executive order on religious freedom that targets LGBT people for discrimination.
Rumors have circulated this week that Trump will sign an order on Thursday — Politico, citing two senior administration officials, reported that is still the plan — that protects those with a religious objection to same-sex marriage, transgender people, and reproductive choices.
A draft order with that language had circulated in January and early February, but the White House still has not released a final draft or officially confirmed one is forthcoming.
But depending on how a final order is worded, legal groups say they are prepared to try blocking it in federal courts on constitutional grounds, thereby hoping to hand Trump another high-profile defeat like those has faced so far with his travel bans.
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