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“Apple has expressed disappointment in a new Mississippi law allowing government workers and some private citizens to deny goods and services to LGBT citizens,” Bracey Harris reports for The Clarion-Ledger. “In a statement Thursday,” Harris reports, “the corporation said the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act ’empowers discrimination.’” We want Mississippians to know…

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“Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed a far-reaching law allowing people with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples and protecting other actions considered discriminatory by gay rights activists,” Letitia Stein reports for Reuters. “The measure also clears the way for employers to cite religion in determining workplace policies on dress code,…

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“Tim Cook runs the world’s most valuable company. Now he’s making his mark as an outspoken social activist,” Andrea Chang reports for the Los Angeles Times. “The Apple chief executive, 54, penned a sharply worded opinion piece that ran Sunday in which he condemned a slew of ‘pro-discrimination’ legislation pending in several states. The so-called…

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“Indiana conservatives watched their brethren in state after state approve legislation that, supporters said, was crafted to ensure the religious rights of their citizens. Kansas in 2013, Mississippi in April, and, on Friday, Arkansas,” Sarah Parvini and Nigel Duara report for The Los Angeles Times. “Criticism of new Indiana legislation as discriminatory against gays and…

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