{"id":37224,"date":"2016-05-10T14:22:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T18:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/doma-lawyer-roberta-kaplan-files-lawsuit-against-mississippi-over-religious-freedom-bill-read\/"},"modified":"2016-05-10T14:22:18","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T18:22:18","slug":"doma-lawyer-roberta-kaplan-files-lawsuit-against-mississippi-over-religious-freedom-bill-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/doma-lawyer-roberta-kaplan-files-lawsuit-against-mississippi-over-religious-freedom-bill-read\/","title":{"rendered":"DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/I_Gfi_d7.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"roberta kaplan mississippi\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/I_Gfi_d7.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/I_Gfi_d7.jpg?resize=195%2C195 195w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/I_Gfi_d7.jpg?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\">Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who successfully challenged DOMA in <em>United States v. Windsor<\/em>, has waded into the mire over Mississippi&rsquo;s anti-LGBT religious freedom bill, HB 1523.<\/p>\n<p>Kaplan is part of a legal team representing two same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> who are challenging a provison of HB 1523 that allows state officials to recuse themselves from officiating or recognizing&nbsp;same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriages if doing so would violate their &ldquo;sincerely held religious beliefs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chrisgeidner\/same-sex-couples-challenge-recusal-provision-of-mississippis?utm_term=.oc8NEGmLJ#.qm8GZ15WN\">BuzzFeed reports: &nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[T]here can be no such thing as &lsquo;separate, but (un)equal&rsquo; marriage for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> in Mississippi,&rdquo; the lawyers write in Tuesday&rsquo;s filing. &ldquo;The Supreme Court could not have been clearer about this when it said in Obergefell that states must allow same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> to marry &lsquo;on the same terms and conditions&rsquo; as all other <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The effort led by Roberta Kaplan &mdash; who represented Edith Windsor in her successful challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act &mdash; addresses only one provision of HB 1523, which was signed into law by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant earlier this year: the &ldquo;recusal&rdquo; provision.<\/p>\n<p>The move stands in contrast to the more broad challenge the ACLU&nbsp;filed&nbsp;to on Monday, in which the organization is asking a federal judge to stop the entire new law from going into effect at all. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While HB 1523 states that &lsquo;the authorization and licensing of any legally valid marriage [shall] not [be] impeded or delayed as a result of any recusal,&rsquo;&rdquo; the motion states, &ldquo;it leaves the manner of doing so completely up to the person who &lsquo;recused&rsquo; him or herself, and provides no enforcement mechanism for making sure that there is no delay or impediment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>PREVIOUSLY:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/mississippi-hb-1523\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ACLU Sues Mississippi Over Anti-LGBT Religious Freedom Law, HB 1523<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Also challenging&nbsp;the bill is the LGBT rights group Campaign for Southern Equality.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the entire filing below.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/equalitycasefiles.org\/\">Equality Case Files<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/files.eqcf.org\/cases\/314-cv-00818-39\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/doma-lawyer-roberta-kaplan-sues-mississippi-over-anti-lgbt-religious-freedom\/\">DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over &lsquo;Religious Freedom&rsquo; Bill &ndash; READ<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=A7xfF4k4_So:WdLJKnOS1o4:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/A7xfF4k4_So\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/A7xfF4k4_So\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/A7xfF4k4_So\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who successfully challenged DOMA in United States v. Windsor, has waded into the mire over Mississippi&rsquo;s anti-LGBT religious freedom bill, HB 1523. Kaplan is part of a legal team representing two same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> who are challenging a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/doma-lawyer-roberta-kaplan-files-lawsuit-against-mississippi-over-religious-freedom-bill-read\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/doma-lawyer-roberta-kaplan-files-lawsuit-against-mississippi-over-religious-freedom-bill-read\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DOMA Lawyer Roberta Kaplan Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi Over \u2018Religious Freedom\u2019 Bill \u2013 READ Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who successfully challenged DOMA in United States v. 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