A Texas justice of the peace, Judge Dianne Hensley, was awarded more than $640,000 after she was disciplined for declining to officiate same-sex weddings because of her Christian faith.
Religious Freedom Victory
Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel for First Liberty Institute, called it a great victory for people of faith. Hensley had established a referral system to ensure couples could still obtain wedding services from another officiant without additional cost or delay.
The District Court of Travis County ordered the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to pay approximately $630,000 in attorneys’ fees incurred by Hensley. Sasser noted that the Texas Supreme Court has amended the rules to allow for religious accommodation.
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