Friday, April 25, 2025

New Website Catalogues Laws That Exclude Religious Organizations from Government Funding Opportunities

Earlier this month, Notre Dame Law School announced that it, along with two other organizations, has launched a new website which identifies state laws that exclude religious organizations from participating in a wide variety of social service, educational and cultural funding opportunities. The announcement says in part:

The new website provides a database highlighting state statutes and regulations that prohibit religious organizations from participating in public programs on equal footing with their secular counterparts. Although the database does not express a view on the ultimate constitutionality of any particular law, its authors hope that the repository may be the first step towards identifying—and finally changing—those that do violate First Amendment rights.

The website is available at this link: Religious Equality – Protecting Religious Organizations from Discrimination. The website is also now listed in the Religion Clause sidebar under "Resources". City Journal reports on the new website.