Following up on last Sunday’s post, Supreme Court (5-4) Denies Yeshiva University Request To Block State Ruling On Recognition Of LGBTQ Club; Yeshiva Responds By Canceling All Student Groups: Reuters, Cardozo Law Fights Fallout From Yeshiva University LGBT Club Case:
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is taking steps to distance itself from the policies of its parent institution Yeshiva University, after Yeshiva’s legal efforts to block an undergraduate LGBT student group reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
More than 50 Cardozo law faculty have signed a letter opposing the university’s ban, and the law school is launching a six-week course devoted to the LGBT civil rights movement, which it announced to students as the Supreme Court was weighing the case.
“Cardozo Law School will continue to support our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, administrators and alumni fully and without reservation,” Cardozo spokesperson John DeNatale said on Monday. He declined to comment on the Yeshiva litigation.
- Josh Blackman (South Texas; Google Scholar), Yeshiva University Loses On The Shadow Docket, Wins On The Penumbra Docket
- Chronicle of Higher Education, The Supreme Court Ordered Yeshiva U. to Recognize an LGBTQ Group. Then Things Took a Turn.
- New York Times, Amid Court Fight, L.G.B.T.Q. Club Proposes a Compromise to Yeshiva
- YU Pride Alliance Statement, Regarding Stay of Trial Court’s Order
- Wall Street Journal, Yeshiva University LGBT Group Says School Can Hold Off Granting Club Status
- Washington Post, Jewish LGBTQ group says it will fund Yeshiva University student clubs
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- Letter from 48 Cardozo Law Professors, Yeshiva University Should Reverse Its ‘Wrong And Unlawful’ Ban On LGBTQ+ Student Group (May 2, 2021)
- New York Times, State Judge Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Club (June 19, 2022)
- Michael Helfand (Pepperdine; Google Scholar), Illegal Discrimination Or Religious Freedom? Understanding Yeshiva University’s Case Against The YU Pride Alliance (Sept. 4, 2022)
- New York Times, Justice Sotomayor Says Yeshiva University Can Bar LGBT Student Club — For Now (Sept. 11, 2022)
- Wall Street Journal, Supreme Court (5-4) Denies Yeshiva University Request To Block State Ruling On Recognition Of LGBTQ Club; Yeshiva Responds By Canceling All Student Groups (Sept. 18, 2022)
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