A federal judge has set off a debate among legal scholars by ordering lawyers for Southwest Airlines to undergo “religious-liberty training” by a conservative...
who didn't want to work on same-sex marriages, and seeking to limit transgender rights. It frequently cites First Amendment rights in its litigation.ADF declined to describe its training or to make a representative available for an interview. In an emailed statement, its chief legal counsel, Jim Campbell, said, “The judge’s order calls for ADF to provide training in religious liberty law — not religious doctrine.
ADF is “just one voice” on the subject of religious freedom, Lopez said, “and they are a voice that many people view as being very controversial and very narrow.” Steven Collis, director of a law and religion clinic at the University of Texas at Austin, said it is within a judge's authority to order this kind of training.
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