SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a Christian homeless shelter were in a federal appeals court Friday to challenge a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the charity to hire LGBTQ people and others who do not share its religious beliefs, including those on sexuality and marriage. Appeals court hears Christian homeless shelter's challenge to Washington anti-discrimination law Union Gospel …
SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a Christian homeless shelter were in a federal appeals court Friday to challenge a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the charity to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who do not share its religious beliefs, including those on sexuality and marriage. Yakima’s Union Gospel Mission hires only co-religionists to advance its religious purpose and …
Republican Paul Graves’ work was about to come undone. “I don’t read Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to say one party gets to win over another,” Graves later testified. Graves believed that the state’s refusal to defend the map could lead the judge to render a judgment that would invalidate the map, which would have been “a disaster,” …
SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state’s bipartisan redistricting commission failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps, meaning the task will now be taken up by the state Supreme Court. “Last night, after substantial work marked by mutual respect and dedication to the important task, the four voting commissioners on the state redistricting commission were unable to adopt a districting …
