Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Defamation Suit by Russian Orthodox Church Pries Dismissed Under Church Autonomy Doctrine

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 In Belya v. Kapral ,  (SD NY, March 31, 2025), a New York federal district court dismissed a defamation suit brought by a former priest in ...

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments Today on Challenge to Planned Parenthood Funding Cutoff

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The U.S. Supreme Court today will hear oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.  In the case, the U.S. 4th Circuit Cou...

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Sex Discrimination Claim by Pastor Applicant

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In Turman v. Abyssinian Baptist Church , (SD NY, March 31, 2025), a New York federal district court held that the ministerial exception doct...
Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Media Say Justices Seemed to Favor Catholic Charities Position in Yesterday's SCOTUS Arguments

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News media reporting on yesterday's Supreme Court arguments in  Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Revie...
Monday, March 31, 2025

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments Today on Tax Exemption for Catholic Charities

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear oral arguments in  Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Co...

11th Circuit: Jail's Requirement for Religious Verification to Get Kosher Diet Is Not Substantial Burden

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In Logsdon v. Woods , (11th Cir., March 28, 2025), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to allow a pre-trial detainee to proceed w...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Benjamin Fleshman, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Martinez? ,  (Forthcoming in Texas Review of Law and Politics, Volume 29, Issu...
Friday, March 28, 2025

Kentucky Legislature Orders Return of 10 Commandments Monument to State Capitol Grounds

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Kentucky House Joint Resolution 15 ( full text ) became law without the Governor's signature on March 27.  The Resolution orders a ...

New York County Clerk Refuses to File Texas Default Judgment Against Doctor Who Sent Abortion Pills to Texas Woman

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New York state's Shield Law ( EXECUTIVE 837-x ) provides in part: No state or local government employee ... shall cooperate with ... any...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Yeshiva University Settles Litigation With LGBTQ+ Students

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A Joint Statement ( full text ) from the parties to the long-running litigation between Yeshiva University and LGBTQ+ students attempting to...

5th Circuit: Prison's Punishment for Inmate's Religious Observance Can Violate RLUIPA

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In Johnson v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office ,  (5th Cir., March 25, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

USCIRF Annual Report Recommends Designating Countries Restricting Religious Freedom

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday released its 2025 Annual Report ( full text ). The 96-page Report makes rec...

South Dakota Enacts Law Barring Transgender Individuals from Using State Restrooms Consistent with Their Gender

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On March 20, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed  HB 1259 ( full text ).  The new law provides that public schools and buildings owned...
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Diocese and Pregnancy Center Challenge Illinois Ban on Employment Discrimination Because of Reproductive Health Care Choices

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Suit was filed last week in an Illinois federal district court by a Christian Pregnancy Care Center and a Catholic diocese challenging the r...