Religious Groups, U.S. Seek Reversals in LGBT Bias Case Ruling

The Justice Department and Christian groups both signaled they will appeal parts of a Texas federal court’s ruling over a sweeping push to be shielded from LGBT discrimination liability based on sincerely held religious beliefs.

Justice, which represents the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said on March 15 that it will appeal the final judgment from a Fort Worth-based judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Braidwood Management Inc., Bear Creek Bible Church, and other nonprofits groups that sued the EEOC signaled in February their plan to appeal.

The broad class action lawsuit against the EEOC, which ...