Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Challenging New York Law Requiring Catholic Nursing Facilities to House Men with Women

The Department of Justice announced its intent to intervene in a lawsuit against New York State, supporting an order of Catholic nuns who are challenging a state law. The law requires long-term care facilities to assign rooms based on "gender identity" rather than biological sex, which the DOJ argues violates the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause by forcing religious facilities to abandon their beliefs.