Fired Michigan Gay Wedding Officiant Seeks Discrimination Shield
A Michigan Supreme Court justice raised questions about the state’s antidiscrimination statute in a case involving a professor who was fired from Calvin University for officiating a same-sex wedding. The justice explored the statute’s limits by asking if it would protect a White supremacist for associating with people of the same race. The professor’s lawyer suggested that the statute could allow a person to sue for an adverse consequence based on association. The case revolves around the interpretation of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
Originally reported by Bloomberg Law News.