Showing posts with label Catholic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catholic. Show all posts
Thursday, July 02, 2026

Supreme Court Denies Review in Case of Attorney Held in Contempt for Disclosing Information About Abusive Priest

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Trahant v. Roman Catholic Church,  (Docket No. 25-1260,  certiorari  denied, 6/29/2026). ...
Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Michigan Catholic Charities Sues State Officials Over Ouster as Provider of Women's Substance Abuse Services

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Last week, Catholic Charities serving the Lansing, Michigan area filed suit against the director of Michigan's Department of Health and ...
Monday, June 29, 2026

Michigan AG Releases Report on Sexual Abuse in Saginaw Catholic Diocese

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On June 25, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a 258-page report titled Diocese of Saginaw: A Complete Accounting  ( full text )...
Friday, June 12, 2026

President Issues Message on Catholic Bishops' Honoring of US 250th Anniversary

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Yesterday the White House posted a Presidential Message on U.S. Catholic Bishops Honoring the 250th Anniversary of American Independence ( ...
Friday, June 05, 2026

TRO Under RFRA Extends Legal Immigration Status of Nigerian Deacon

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In Archdiocese of Santa Fe v. Mullin ,  (D NM, June 2, 2026), a New Mexico federal district court issued a temporary restraining order ex pa...
Thursday, June 04, 2026

St. John's Challenges Jurisdiction of NY PERB Over Its Relations with Its Faculty Union

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St. John's University filed suit this week in a New York federal district court challenging on 1st Amendment grounds jurisdiction of the...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Certiorari Denied in Interlocutory Appeal of Church Autonomy Ruling

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O'Connell,  (Docket No. 25-849, certiorari denied 5/26/20...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

DHS Seeks Land Near Catholic Shrine for Border Wall Construction

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 As reported by Axios , the Department of Homeland Security is seeking to take by eminent domain 14 acres of land belonging to the Catholic ...
Friday, April 17, 2026

U.S. Catholic Bishops Respond To VP Vance's Criticism of Pope Leo

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In his Palm Sunday Homily last month, Pope Leo XIV said in part: Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects w...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Catholic Hospice Sues Over NY Standards for Care of Transgender Patients

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Last week, Dominican Sisters who operate a home that provides palliative care for indigent, terminally ill cancer patients filed suit in a N...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed in RLUIPA Zoning Case

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday seeking U.S. Supreme Court review in Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, Inc...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 3 Employment Discrimination Cases Involving Religiously Affiliated Institutions

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On March 17, the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in three cases of interest: (1) In  Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

European Court Says German Catholic Organization Cannot Dismiss Employee Who Left the Church

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In   Katholische Schwangerschaftsberatung ,  (CJ EU, March 17, 2026), in a referral from the Federal Labor Court (Germany), the Court of Jus...

President Issues St. Patrick's Day Message

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Yesterday, the White House posted President Trump's Presidential Message on Saint Patrick’s Day and Irish American Heritage Month . The ...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

State Attorney General May Enforce Subpoena Seeking from Archdiocese Evidence of Clergy Sexual Abuse

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In State of Washington v. Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle ,  (WA App, March 2, 2026), a Washington state appellate court a...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Ban on Feeding Feral Animals Did Not Violate Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights

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In Barroca v. Hayward Area Recreation and Parks District ,  (ND CA, Feb. 23, 2026), a California federal district court dismissed all but a ...
Friday, February 13, 2026

Court Orders Access for Clergy to ICE Facility on Ash Wednesday

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In Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership v. Noem ,  (ND IL, Feb. 12, 2026), an Illinois federal district court issued a preliminary ...
Friday, January 02, 2026

Catholic Church Sues Over Historic Preservation Designation

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 A Catholic church has filed suit in an Indiana federal district court charging that actions of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commi...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Bishop Held Personally Liable for Failure of Catholic Hospital's Pension Plan

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The Pillar  this week reported on an interesting jury award in litigation over the failure of a Catholic hospital's pension plan.  The r...
Friday, December 12, 2025

Ministerial Exception Bars Former Priest's Title VII Claims

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In Obienu v. Archdiocese of New Orleans ,  (ED LA, Dec. 11, 2025), a Louisiana federal district court held that a former priest's Title ...