The ruling by the Appellate Division in Manhattan marked the latest setback for the university in its fight to avoid recognizing YU Pride Alliance. That law bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, religion, race, gender, age, national origin, and some other factors.
A New York appeals court ruled that Yeshiva University must formally recognize an LGBTQ student group, rejecting the Jewish school's claims that doing so would violate its religious rights and values.
The ruling marked the latest setback for the university in its fight to avoid recognizing YU Pride Alliance in a case that conservative US Supreme Court justices have signaled interest in reviewing.
The court upheld a judge's ruling that the school did not qualify as a "religious corporation," which would exempt it from prohibitions against discrimination.
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