Justice Department Defends Religious School Exemption

“The Justice Department in a court filing said it can ‘vigorously’ defend a religious exemption from federal civil rights law that allows federally funded religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students, a move that surprised some LGBTQ advocates who said the wording went further than just an obligation to defend an existing law,” the Washington Post reports.

Mitch McConnell must be wondering why he ever thought he needed to block Merrick Garland.