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Professor Katz Discusses Recent Incident Denying Gay Couple Services
02/20/2019
A married same-sex couple that lives in Russiaville, Indiana, was denied service by a tax-filing business, based upon the business owner's religious beliefs. Professor Robert Katz discussed the legalities of the business owner's decision for a television news story broadcast on Indianapolis station Fox 59.
The story also aired on the CBS affiliate in Dallas/Fort Worth.
In Indiana, it is perfectly legal to deny service to a same-sex couple unless the local government has passed a human rights ordinance that prohibits such action. Russiaville has no such law. “There’s no law prohibiting it. It’s just either a victory for religious freedom, or a blow to equal citizenship, depending on your perspective,” Professor Katz said in the piece.
Professor Katz is an expert on the law of nonprofit organizations. He teaches courses on the law of nonprofit and healthcare organizations, trusts and estates, the First Amendment, and law and religion. He also serves as co-counsel in civil rights litigation..
