Yeshiva University In New York Asks Supreme Court To Block Lgbtq Student Club The Hill

New York University has been battling state courts for more than a year over its refusal to recognize the YU Pride alliance, arguing that doing so would be inconsistent with its values ​​as a “deeply religious Jewish university.” A group of Yeshiva University students and alumni argued in a lawsuit filed last year that repeated denials of their application for official recognition deprive them of benefits enjoyed by other recognized student organizations, such as the use of campus facilities for meetings, fundraisers and advertising. The complaint alleged that the school’s actions were “flagrantly unlawful” under the New York Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations based on a range of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. In June, the New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize the Pride Alliance, which is entitled to “the full and equal accommodations” and privileges afforded to all other student groups at the school. According to the court, Yeshiva University does not qualify for a religious exemption from the city’s human rights law because it is not a religious corporation. “The Yeshiva’s organizational documents do not expressly state that the Yeshiva has a religious purpose,” the court wrote. “Rather, the Yeshiva was organized as an ‘educational corporation’ and solely for educational purposes.” An appeal to set aside the court’s decision was dismissed. Yeshiva University in its emergency request on Monday said “government enforcement” of the Pride Alliance would cause “irreparable harm” to its students and community and asked for an immediate stay of the lower court’s order recognizing the club. “When secular authorities try to tell Yeshiva University that it’s not religious, you know something has gone terribly wrong,” Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents Yeshiva, said Monday. . “The First Amendment protects the yeshiva’s right to practice its faith. We ask the Supreme Court to correct this glaring error.” Applications for campus clubs to seek recognition opened last week and will remain active until Sept. 12, according to the university’s request. “The Torah guides everything we do at Yeshiva—from how we educate students to how we manage our dining halls to how we organize our campus,” Yeshiva University President Ari Berman said Monday. “We care deeply about and welcome all of our students, including our LGBTQ students, and we continue to engage in a productive dialogue with our Rabbis, faculty, and students about how we apply Torah values ​​to create an inclusive environment on campus,” Berman said. “We only ask the government to allow us the freedom to apply the Torah according to our values.” The YU Pride Alliance has not publicly responded to the university’s request to the Supreme Court, but said in a statement after the June ruling that it intends to provide support and community to “all students of every sexuality and gender identity.” “We are proud to be Yeshiva University students,” the students wrote at the time. “And we’re excited to continue our work at YU in an official capacity.”

title: “Yeshiva University In New York Asks Supreme Court To Block Lgbtq Student Club The Hill Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Jose Banks”

New York University has been battling state courts for more than a year over its refusal to recognize the YU Pride alliance, arguing that doing so would be inconsistent with its values ​​as a “deeply religious Jewish university.” A group of Yeshiva University students and alumni argued in a lawsuit filed last year that repeated denials of their application for official recognition deprive them of benefits enjoyed by other recognized student organizations, such as the use of campus facilities for meetings, fundraisers and advertising. The complaint alleged that the school’s actions were “flagrantly unlawful” under the New York Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations based on a range of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. In June, the New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize the Pride Alliance, which is entitled to “the full and equal accommodations” and privileges afforded to all other student groups at the school. According to the court, Yeshiva University does not qualify for a religious exemption from the city’s human rights law because it is not a religious corporation. “The Yeshiva’s organizational documents do not expressly state that the Yeshiva has a religious purpose,” the court wrote. “Rather, the Yeshiva was organized as an ‘educational corporation’ and solely for educational purposes.” An appeal to set aside the court’s decision was dismissed. Yeshiva University in its emergency request on Monday said “government enforcement” of the Pride Alliance would cause “irreparable harm” to its students and community and asked for an immediate stay of the lower court’s order recognizing the club. “When secular authorities try to tell Yeshiva University that it’s not religious, you know something has gone terribly wrong,” Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents Yeshiva, said Monday. . “The First Amendment protects the yeshiva’s right to practice its faith. We ask the Supreme Court to correct this glaring error.” Applications for campus clubs to seek recognition opened last week and will remain active until Sept. 12, according to the university’s request. “The Torah guides everything we do at Yeshiva—from how we educate students to how we manage our dining halls to how we organize our campus,” Yeshiva University President Ari Berman said Monday. “We care deeply about and welcome all of our students, including our LGBTQ students, and we continue to engage in a productive dialogue with our Rabbis, faculty, and students about how we apply Torah values ​​to create an inclusive environment on campus,” Berman said. “We only ask the government to allow us the freedom to apply the Torah according to our values.” The YU Pride Alliance has not publicly responded to the university’s request to the Supreme Court, but said in a statement after the June ruling that it intends to provide support and community to “all students of every sexuality and gender identity.” “We are proud to be Yeshiva University students,” the students wrote at the time. “And we’re excited to continue our work at YU in an official capacity.”

title: “Yeshiva University In New York Asks Supreme Court To Block Lgbtq Student Club The Hill Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Joan Gentes”

New York University has been battling state courts for more than a year over its refusal to recognize the YU Pride alliance, arguing that doing so would be inconsistent with its values ​​as a “deeply religious Jewish university.” A group of Yeshiva University students and alumni argued in a lawsuit filed last year that repeated denials of their application for official recognition deprive them of benefits enjoyed by other recognized student organizations, such as the use of campus facilities for meetings, fundraisers and advertising. The complaint alleged that the school’s actions were “flagrantly unlawful” under the New York Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations based on a range of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. In June, the New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize the Pride Alliance, which is entitled to “the full and equal accommodations” and privileges afforded to all other student groups at the school. According to the court, Yeshiva University does not qualify for a religious exemption from the city’s human rights law because it is not a religious corporation. “The Yeshiva’s organizational documents do not expressly state that the Yeshiva has a religious purpose,” the court wrote. “Rather, the Yeshiva was organized as an ‘educational corporation’ and solely for educational purposes.” An appeal to set aside the court’s decision was dismissed. Yeshiva University in its emergency request on Monday said “government enforcement” of the Pride Alliance would cause “irreparable harm” to its students and community and asked for an immediate stay of the lower court’s order recognizing the club. “When secular authorities try to tell Yeshiva University that it’s not religious, you know something has gone terribly wrong,” Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents Yeshiva, said Monday. . “The First Amendment protects the yeshiva’s right to practice its faith. We ask the Supreme Court to correct this glaring error.” Applications for campus clubs to seek recognition opened last week and will remain active until Sept. 12, according to the university’s request. “The Torah guides everything we do at Yeshiva—from how we educate students to how we manage our dining halls to how we organize our campus,” Yeshiva University President Ari Berman said Monday. “We care deeply about and welcome all of our students, including our LGBTQ students, and we continue to engage in a productive dialogue with our Rabbis, faculty, and students about how we apply Torah values ​​to create an inclusive environment on campus,” Berman said. “We only ask the government to allow us the freedom to apply the Torah according to our values.” The YU Pride Alliance has not publicly responded to the university’s request to the Supreme Court, but said in a statement after the June ruling that it intends to provide support and community to “all students of every sexuality and gender identity.” “We are proud to be Yeshiva University students,” the students wrote at the time. “And we’re excited to continue our work at YU in an official capacity.”

title: “Yeshiva University In New York Asks Supreme Court To Block Lgbtq Student Club The Hill Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-24” author: “David Iredale”

New York University has been battling state courts for more than a year over its refusal to recognize the YU Pride alliance, arguing that doing so would be inconsistent with its values ​​as a “deeply religious Jewish university.” A group of Yeshiva University students and alumni argued in a lawsuit filed last year that repeated denials of their application for official recognition deprive them of benefits enjoyed by other recognized student organizations, such as the use of campus facilities for meetings, fundraisers and advertising. The complaint alleged that the school’s actions were “flagrantly unlawful” under the New York Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations based on a range of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. In June, the New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize the Pride Alliance, which is entitled to “the full and equal accommodations” and privileges afforded to all other student groups at the school. According to the court, Yeshiva University does not qualify for a religious exemption from the city’s human rights law because it is not a religious corporation. “The Yeshiva’s organizational documents do not expressly state that the Yeshiva has a religious purpose,” the court wrote. “Rather, the Yeshiva was organized as an ‘educational corporation’ and solely for educational purposes.” An appeal to set aside the court’s decision was dismissed. Yeshiva University in its emergency request on Monday said “government enforcement” of the Pride Alliance would cause “irreparable harm” to its students and community and asked for an immediate stay of the lower court’s order recognizing the club. “When secular authorities try to tell Yeshiva University that it’s not religious, you know something has gone terribly wrong,” Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents Yeshiva, said Monday. . “The First Amendment protects the yeshiva’s right to practice its faith. We ask the Supreme Court to correct this glaring error.” Applications for campus clubs to seek recognition opened last week and will remain active until Sept. 12, according to the university’s request. “The Torah guides everything we do at Yeshiva—from how we educate students to how we manage our dining halls to how we organize our campus,” Yeshiva University President Ari Berman said Monday. “We care deeply about and welcome all of our students, including our LGBTQ students, and we continue to engage in a productive dialogue with our Rabbis, faculty, and students about how we apply Torah values ​​to create an inclusive environment on campus,” Berman said. “We only ask the government to allow us the freedom to apply the Torah according to our values.” The YU Pride Alliance has not publicly responded to the university’s request to the Supreme Court, but said in a statement after the June ruling that it intends to provide support and community to “all students of every sexuality and gender identity.” “We are proud to be Yeshiva University students,” the students wrote at the time. “And we’re excited to continue our work at YU in an official capacity.”