Showing posts with label Burial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burial. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Supreme Court Denies Cert. In Challenge to Indiana Fetal Remains Law

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied review in Jane Doe No. 1 v. Rokita, (Docket No. 22-951, certiorari denied 5/1/2023) ( Order List ). ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Massachusetts Supreme Court: Church May Relocate Cremated Remains Over Objection of Families

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In Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland v. Heinrich ,  (MA Sup. Jud. Ct., March 14, 202), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected ...
Thursday, December 08, 2022

Jewish Congregation Sues for Return of Deeds To 5000 Burial Plots

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 An unusual suit was filed this week in a New York state trial court by a Bukharian Jewish religious organization which is seeking to recove...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

7th Circuit: Law on Disposal of Fetal Remains Does Not Violate 1st Amendment

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In Doe v. Rokita ,  (7th Cir., Nov. 28, 2022), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected 1st Amendment challenges to an Indiana statute...
Friday, May 06, 2022

Church Cannot Remove Cremated Remains Over Objections Of Families

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In  Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland v. Heinrich , (MA App., May 5, 2022), a Massachusetts state appellate court held that a church whic...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Litigation Between Indian Tribes Over Burial Sites Dismissed On Sovereign Immunity Grounds

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In Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians , (MD AL, March 15, 2021), the Creek Nation-- an Indian tribe that was forced int...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Indiana Fetal Tissue Disposition Law Challenged Again

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Suit was filed last week in an Indiana federal district court challenging the constitutionality of Indiana's statutes that require healt...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Court Refuses To Order Return of WWII Remains To Supposed Next-of-Kin

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In Patterson v. Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency ,  (WD TX, July 29, 2019), a Texas federal district court refused to order return to plai...