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Texas Supreme Court Asks for Merits Briefing in Lawsuit Over San Antonio’s Unconstitutional Chick-fil-A Ban

Washington, D.C.June 24, 2021

On Friday, June 18, 2021, the Texas Supreme Court asked for merits briefing in a lawsuit brought against the city of San Antonio over its decision to ban Chick-fil-A from its airport. The city council previously voted to ban Chick-fil-A in response to pressure from radical activists, who wanted to punish the company for donating money to Christian organizations such as the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Each of these organizations adheres to Christian teaching that marriage can exist only between one man and one woman.

America First Legal (AFL) urged the Texas Supreme Court to review the case and is pleased that the Court has called for merits briefing. 

As of last year, the city of San Antonio had already spent over $300,000 in taxpayer money on legal bills incurred by the Chick-fil-A litigation — an amount that will increase significantly now that the state supreme court has called for merits briefing. The city will also be liable to pay the legal fees of the plaintiffs if they prevail in their lawsuit against the city. 

Read the Court’s invitation for merits briefs here

Read AFL’s amicus brief to the Texas Supreme Court here

 

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