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Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Forcing It to Recognize LGBT Club on Campus

Lower court order is 'an unprecedented intrusion into the autonomy of a religious organization,' the school argues

Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Forcing It to Recognize LGBT Club on Campus
A Yeshiva University student wears a mask on the grounds of the university in New York on March 4, 2020. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
8/30/2022|Updated: 9/1/2022
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New York City-based Yeshiva University filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 29 asking the court to stay a lower court order forcing it to recognize an LGBT student club.

The application comes as the high court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally protected religious rights in recent years.

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