U.S. Supreme Court says an Orthodox Jewish university in New York is required for now to officially recognize an LGBTQ student group in a rare legal defeat for religious rights.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images fileThe Supreme Court said Wednesday that an Orthodox Jewish university in New York is required for now to officially recognize an LGBTQ student group in a rare legal defeat for religious rights.
Four of the court's six conservative justices dissented, saying the court should have intervened immediately. Yeshiva, which describes itself in court papers as “a deeply religious Jewish university,” has said officials concluded after consulting with Jewish religious scholars that an official LGBTQ club would be inconsistent with its religious values. The university, which was founded in 1897 for religious purposes, says it maintains that character even as it has expanded its educational scope to include secular programs.
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