Douglas Laycock’s faculty profile
Associated Press August 17, 2023
Legal experts question judge’s order telling Southwest lawyers to get religious-liberty training
Clinical Professor Steven Collis and Professor Emeritus Douglas Laycock share their opinions on a ruling that requires three Southwest Airline lawyers to undergo a religious-liberty training in response to a recent lawsuit ruling.
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North Texas Daily October 29, 2021
Texas constitutional election deserves your attention
Professor Douglas Laycock is quoted in an article regarding propositions that will be on the ballot for the Texas election in November.
The Washington Post June 24, 2021
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency, in narrow win for religious rights
Professor Douglas Laycock is quoted in an article regarding a recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling that a city-funded foster and adoption agency that opposes same-sex marriage on religious grounds can be exempted from serving such couples.
Salon June 24, 2021
This Supreme Court case could fundamentally alter LGBTQ+ rights — and not in a good way
Professor Douglas Laycock is quoted in an article about the Supreme Court case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, that could fundamentally alter the landscape of LGBTQ+ rights and anti-discrimination law.
Ballotpedia News May 14, 2021
Texas voters will decide amendment prohibiting restrictions on religious gatherings and organizations in November
Professor and Alice McKean Young Regents Chair Emeritus Douglas Laycock is quoted in an article and podcast regarding the legality of prohibiting religious gatherings, coming after a ruling in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Texas Tribune April 28, 2021
Texas lawmakers hope to exclude places of worship from emergency closures after COVID-19 pandemic shuttered doors
Public Interest Scholar Douglas Laycock is quoted in an article about how several state lawmakers are trying to change emergency closure rules for places of worship.
NPR November 26, 2020
Supreme Court Bars New York’s Pandemic-Related Restriction On Religious Gatherings
Professor Douglas Laycock was interviewed in an NPR segment about New York's attempt to limit attendance for religious gatherings in order to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Profs Laycock and Collis cited in U.S. District Court Northern District of New York Soos v Cuomo Order
Professors Douglas Laycock and Steven Collis's work, Generally Applicable Law and the Free Exercise of Religion, was cited in the U.S. District Court Northern District of New York October 30 order in Soos v Cuomo.
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