Dana Nessel, attorney general, state of Michigan
MARQUETTE Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, has filed appeals with the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court following the December ruling by the Michigan Court of Claims, holding that the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act provides protection for “gender identity” discrimination but not for sexual orientation discrimination.
Nessel also filed a bypass application for leave before the Michigan Supreme Court.
Plaintiffs in the original lawsuit include UpRooted Electrolysis LLC, based in Gwinn, and Rouch World LLC, an amusement park in downstate Sturgis, while the defendants are the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and James White, MDCR director.
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A Michigan judge rules companies don t have to serve gay customers. The attorney general says she ll appeal
By Alec Snyder, CNN
Updated 3:27 PM ET, Fri December 11, 2020
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel plans to appeal judge s ruling that, based on religious freedom grounds, a refusal to serve customers based on their sexual orientation was permissible. (CNN)Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she will appeal a Michigan Claims Court judge s ruling that allows discrimination against a same-sex couple on religious grounds.
Judge Christopher Murray ruled Monday that discrimination against people on the basis of their gender identity was unlawful, but he concurrently ruled that a refusal, on religious freedom grounds, to serve customers based on their sexual orientation was permissible.