Showing posts with label Connecticut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Connecticut. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Civil Courts Can Decide Dispute Over Catholic Organization's Bylaws

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In Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools, Inc. v. Blair,  (CT App., Feb. 25, 2025), a Connecticut state appellate court held th...
Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Teacher Sues After Suspension for Hanging Crucifix in Her Classroom Workspace

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Suit was filed last week in a Connecticut federal district court by a public-school teacher who was placed on administrative leave after she...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

2nd Circuit: Lawyers Have Standing to Challenge Bar Rule That Limits Comments on Transgender and Religious Subject Matter

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In Cerame v. Slack ,  (2d Cir., Dec. 9, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that two Connecticut lawyers have standing to brin...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Knights of Columbus May Move Ahead with Suit for Denial of Permit for Christmas Program

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 In Knights of Columbus Council 2616 v. Town of Fairfield ,  (D CT, Aug. 22, 2024), a Connecticut federal district court allowed the Knights...
Friday, August 23, 2024

Court Dismisses Church's Suit Over Disaffiliation Request

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In North United Methodist Church v. New York Annual Conference , (CT Super. Ct., Aug 14, 2024), a Connecticut trial court dismissed a local ...
Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Connecticut Supreme Court: Constitutional (But Not Statutory) Challenges to Removal of School Vaccination Religious Exemptions Barred by Sovereign Immunity

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In Spillane v. Lamont ,  (CT Sup. Ct., July 30, 2024), the Connecticut Supreme Court in a complicated opinion held that the doctrine of sove...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Certiorari Denied in Connecticut Repeal of Religious Exemptions from Vaccination Requirements

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Development,  (Docket N...
Friday, March 29, 2024

First Amendment Precludes Court from Enforcing Mahr in Divorce Action

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 In Omid v. Ahmadi ,  (CT Super., March 18, 2024), a Connecticut state trial court in a action for dissolution of a marriage refused to enfo...
Monday, December 18, 2023

2nd Circuit En Banc: Athletes Have Standing To Sue Under Title IX Over Transgender Girls on Girls' Teams

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In Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools, Inc. , (2d Cir., Dec. 15, 2023), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc held ...
Thursday, December 07, 2023

Elimination of Religious Exemption from School Vaccination Requirements Is Upheld

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 In Milford Christian Church v. Russell-Tucker ,  (D CT, Dec. 1, 2023), a Connecticut federal district court dismissed 1st and 14th Amendmen...
Wednesday, September 06, 2023

CT Supreme Court Upholds Refusal to Enforce Ketubah in Divorce Action

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In Tilsen v. Benson ,  (CT Sup. Ct., Sept. 5, 2023), the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a trial court's refusal to enforce the provisi...
Monday, August 07, 2023

2nd Circuit Upholds Connecticut's Repeal of Religious Exemptions from Vaccination Requirements

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In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Development ,  (2d Cir., Aug. 4, 2013), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of ...
Friday, July 07, 2023

Ministerial Exception Applies to Slander, But Not Contract Claims

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In Gackenheimer v. Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ, Inc. ,  (CT Super., June 29, 2023), a minister who was fi...
Sunday, June 25, 2023

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Bars Court From Interpreting Foundation's Bylaws

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In Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools, Inc. v. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair ,  (CT Super, June 15, 2023), a Connecticu...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

Connecticut Legislature Absolves Those Tried For Witchcraft In 17th Century

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On Thursday, the Connecticut legislature gave final passage to House Joint Resolution 34 ( full text ), formally absolving by name some 34 ...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Former Cantor's Claims Against Synagogue Are Dismissed

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In Sklar v. Temple Israel, Westport Inc. ,  (CT Super., April 21, 2023), a Connecticut state trial court dismissed breach of contract and in...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

COVID Order Violated Priest's Free Exercise Rights

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 In Urso v. Mohammad ,  (D CT, March 10, 2023), a Catholic priest sued a town's health director over COVID orders that cancelled religio...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Rastafarian Police Officer's Free Exercise Claim May Move Ahead

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In Taylor v. City of New Haven ,  (D CT, March 10, 2023), a Rastafarian police officer sued claiming religious and disability discrimination...
Wednesday, November 02, 2022

Suit Challenges Law Limiting Employer Right to Force Employees to Listen to Religious Presentations

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 A number of business organizations filed suit yesterday in a Connecticut federal district court challenging on free speech grounds a Connec...
Monday, October 03, 2022

Special Permit Requirement Only For Houses Of Worship Violates 1st Amendment

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In Omar Islamic Center Inc. v. City of Meriden ,  (D CT, Sept. 30, 2022), a Connecticut federal district court held that a zoning regulation...