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Supreme Court Hands Short-Term Win to Pride Group, but Encourages Yeshiva University to Return

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Another conflict is brewing between the constitutional right to freely exercise religion and the civil right to be free from discrimination. Like several such cases in recent years, the Supreme Court is likely—or so we hope—to decide this one favorably in the end. Yeshiva University, located in New York City, includes America’s largest Jewish undergraduate institution. Yeshiva advocates living in accordance with “Torah values,” including opposition to sexual relations between members of the same sex. Yeshiva denied the application of the YU Pride Alliance, a group opposed to and hoping…

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Saint Louis University Threatens to Expel Student for Posting Flyers Promoting Conservative Speaker’s Event

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Saint Louis University is threatening to expel or suspend a student for posting flyers advertising the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh’s off-campus speaking event, according to the Young America’s Foundation. The student, James Dowling, was told in a Dec. 9 videoconference with school administrators that he could face expulsion for his “inappropriate conduct” and “failure to comply,” according to YAF. Dowling, a member of the Saint Louis University College Republicans group, was putting up flyers advertising Walsh’s off-campus event on Dec. 1 when nearby SLU administrators, uncomfortable with the presence of SLU’s name on the…

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The unexpected way international business influences U.S. politics … – Vanderbilt University News

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Vanderbilt University News The unexpected way international business influences U.S. politics …Vanderbilt University NewsU.S. corporations in different industries tend to donate to the same political candidates when their board members serve on the boards of international companies, too. portrait Josh Murray (Vanderbilt University). Despite a significant decline in the …and more » us politics – Google News

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