New York Must Defend ‘Boss Bill’ in Associational Rights Row

A crisis pregnancy center operator in New York can proceed with a lawsuit alleging that a state law prohibiting employers from firing or disciplining employees based on their reproductive health decisions unconstitutionally interferes with employers’ expressive association rights, the Second Circuit said Monday.

Evergreen Association Inc. and its president, Christopher Slattery, plausibly alleged that the law, known as the “Boss bill,” violates their First and 14th Amendment rights to freedom of expressive association, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said. Evergreen opposes abortion and operates a network of crisis pregnancy centers, including Expectant Mother Care and EMC ...